Helmut Zahn (born 13 June 1916 in Erlangen; died 14 November 2004 in Aachen) was a German chemist who is often credited as the first to synthesize Insulin in 1963. His results synthesizing insulin were achieved almost simultaneously with that of Panayotis Katsoyannis at the University of Pittsburgh.[1][2][3] His work was not honoured by the Nobel prize because in 1958 Frederick Sanger was the first who discovered the chemical structure of Insulin.
Helmut Zahn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1916 |
| Died | 14 November 2004 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Karlsruhe (TH) |
| Known for | first synthesis of Insulin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | textile chemistry |
| Institutions | RWTH Aachen University of Heidelberg |
Helmut Zahn studied chemistry at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) and received his PhD in 1940. He habilitated at the University of Heidelberg and became director of the Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut at the RWTH Aachen University in 1952.
Decorations and awards
edit- Honorary doctorates from the universities of Barcelona, Belfast, Bradford, Düsseldorf, Leeds and Liège.
- 1979: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[4]
- 1987: Wilhelm Exner Medal.[5]
References
edit- ^ Goro, Fritz (1964-05-08). "First Man-made Protein in History". Life. Vol. 56, no. 19. New York, NY: Time, Inc. pp. 47–9. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ Federwisch, Matthias; Dieken, Markus Leyck; De Meyts, Pierre, eds. (2002). Insulin & Related Proteins – Structure to Function and Pharmacology. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. ix. ISBN 1-4020-0655-1. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ Meienhofer, J.; Schnabel, E.; Bremer, H.; Brinkhoff, O.; Zabel, R.; Sroka, W.; Klostermeyer, H.; Brandenburg, D.; Okuda, T.; Zahn, H., eds. (1963). "Synthese der Insulinketten und ihre Kombination zu insulinaktiven Präparaten" (PDF). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B (18b). De Gruyter: 1120–1121. doi:10.1515/znb-1963-1223. ISSN 0932-0776. S2CID 97505793. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 548. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Editor, ÖGV. (2015). Wilhelm Exner Medal. Austrian Trade Association. ÖGV. Austria.