Hans Krebs

Hans Krebs
Born	(1900-08-25)25 August 1900 Hildesheim, Germany
Died	22 November 1981(1981-11-22) (aged 81) Oxford, England
Nationality	German, British
Alma mater	University of Göttingen University of Freiburg University of Berlin University of Hamburg
Known for	Discovery of the urea cycle and the citric acid cycle
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1953)
Scientific career
Fields	Internal medicine, biochemistry
Institutions	Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology University of Hamburg Cambridge University University of Sheffield University of Oxford

Sir Hans Adolf Krebs (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈaːdɔlf ˈkʁeːps] (listen), /krɛbz, krɛps/; 25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981)^[1][2][3][4] was a German Jewish scientist who became a naturalised British citizen. He was a physician and biochemist.^[5]

Krebs researched metabolism. He is famous because he discovered the urea cycle and the citric acid cycle (also called the Krebs Cycle). Krebs won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this, in 1953.^[6]

1. ↑ Kornberg, H.; Williamson, D. H. (1984). "Hans Adolf Krebs. 25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 30: 350–385. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1984.0013. PMID 11616005.
2. ↑ Weber, George (2001). "Sir Hans A. Krebs Centenary Lecture: cancer and clinical targeting". Advances in Enzyme Regulation. 41 (1): 1–29. doi:10.1016/S0065-2571(00)00026-1. PMID 11417529.
3. ↑ Gibbons, Marion Stubbs, Geoff (2000). "Hans Adolf Krebs (1900–1981)...His Life and Times". IUBMB Life. 50 (3): 163–166. doi:10.1080/152165400300001462. PMID 11142342. S2CID 26393428.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. ↑ Raju, Tonse NK (1999). "The Nobel Chronicles". The Lancet. 353 (9164): 1628. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)75758-5. PMID 10334294. S2CID 54354255.
5. ↑ Stubbs M. & Gibbons G. 2000 (2000). "Hans Adolf Krebs (1900-1981)...his life and times". IUBMB Life. 50 (3): 163–6. doi:10.1080/152165400300001462. PMID 11142342. S2CID 26393428.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. ↑ Raju T.N. 1999 (May 1999). "The Nobel chronicles. 1953: Hans Adolf Krebs (1900-81) and Fritz Albert Lipmann (1899-1986)". The Lancet. 353 (9164): 1628. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)75758-5. PMID 10334294. S2CID 54354255.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)