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Henrik Carl Peter Dam

nobel prize for medicine


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Henrik Carl Peter Dam
Full Name
of the recipient		Henrik Carl Peter Dam
AwardNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Year of Award1943
Share in Award50.0%
Award Shared withEdward Adelbert Doisy (50.0%)
Motivation
for the Award		for his discovery of vitamin K
Affiliation
at the Time of Award		Polytechnic Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Place of BirthCopenhagen, Denmark DNK
Date of Birth21 February 1895
Age
at the time of Award		47 years
Place of DeathCopenhagen, Denmark DNK
Date of Death17 April 1976
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