Erwin Chargaff Biography, Birthday & Nationality

Erwin Chargaff 11/08/1905   -   20/06/2002

Erwin Chargaff Introduction:

Erwin Chargaff was an Austrian–Hungarian biochemist who served as a professor of biochemistry at ‘Columbia University.’ His Chargaff’s Rules formed the basis of the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA.

Erwin Chargaff Biography, Awards, Facts and Family

  • Famous: American Men
  • Died At Age: 96
  • Sun Sign: Leo
  • Born Country: Ukraine
  • Born In: Chernivtsi, Ukraine
  • Famous As: Biochemist
  • Spouse/Ex-: Vera Broido; (m. 1928; Died 1995)
  • Father: Hermann Chargaff
  • Mother: Rosa Silberstein Chargaff
  • Siblings: Greta
  • Children: Thomas Chargaff
  • Died On: June 20, 2002
  • Place Of Death: Manhattan, New York, United States
  • Notable Alumni: University Of Berlin
  • Education:
    1. University Of Vienna
    2. Gymnasium Wasagasse
  • Awards: National Medal Of Science For Biological Sciences - 1975 Guggenheim Fellowship For Natural Sciences; US & Canada - 1948 Louis Pasteur Medal - 1949
  • Bio: Erwin Chargaff Was An Austrian–Hungarian Biochemist Who Served As A Professor Of Biochemistry At ‘Columbia University.’ His Chargaff’s Rules Formed The Basis Of The Discovery Of The Double-helix Structure Of DNA.