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Arthur Kornberg
| Full Name of the recipient | Arthur Kornberg |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 1959 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Severo Ochoa (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn, NY, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 3 March 1918 |
| Age at the time of Award | 40 years |
| Place of Death | Stanford, CA, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 26 October 2007 |
