Edward Adelbert Doisy was an American biochemist, born in 1893 and died in 1986, who received the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Henrik Dam, for the discovery of vitamin K and determination of its chemical structure. Doisy also took part in the independent discovery of the hormone estrone in 1930. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1938, the American Philosophical Society in 1942, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1948.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account FieldSourced to the subject's own account Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own accountSt. Louis, Missouri, United States 1 NationalitySourced to the subject's own account Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountDiscovery of vitamin K and determination of its chemical structure, with Henrik Dam 1 BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountHume, Illinois, United States 1 In the Other Atlases
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Edward Adelbert Doisy was an American biochemist.
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field = [[Biochemistry]]
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He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943 with Henrik Dam for their discovery of vitamin K and its chemical structure.
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