Severo Ochoa was a Spanish-born physician and biochemist who became an American citizen in 1956. He is known for his discoveries regarding the mechanisms involved in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid. He shared the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Arthur Kornberg for this work, and later received the National Medal of Science.
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BirthplaceLuarca, Asturias, Spain 1 Field
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Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (Spanish: [seˈβeɾo oˈtʃoa ðe alβoɾˈnoθ]; 24 September 1905 – 1 November 1993) was a Spanish physician and biochemist, and winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Arthur Kornberg for their discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)".
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Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (Spanish: [seˈβeɾo oˈtʃoa ðe alβoɾˈnoθ]; 24 September 1905-1 November 1993) was a Spanish physician and biochemist
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Ochoa was born in Luarca (Asturias), Spain.
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Severo Ochoa died in Madrid, Spain on 1 November 1993.
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Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (; 24 September 1905-1 November 1993) was a Spanish physician and biochemist, and winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Arthur Kornberg for their discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)".
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Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (; 24 September 1905-1 November 1993) was a Spanish physician and biochemist, and winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Arthur Kornberg for their discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)".
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