27 Facts About Albrecht Kossel

Albrecht Kossel was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1910 for his work in determining the chemical composition of nucleic acids, the genetic substance of biological cells.

Albrecht Kossel was editor of the Zeitschrift fur Physiologische Chemie from 1895 until his death.

Albrecht Kossel conducted important research into the composition of protein, and his research predicted the discovery of the polypeptide nature of the protein molecule.

In 1872, Albrecht Kossel attended the University of Strassburg to study medicine.

Albrecht Kossel studied under Felix Hoppe-Seyler, who was head of the department of biochemistry, the only such institution in Germany at the time.

Albrecht Kossel completed his studies at University of Rostock, and passed his German medical license exam in 1877.

Albrecht Kossel showed that the substance, called "nuclein", consisted of a protein component and a non-protein component.

In 1883, Albrecht Kossel left Strassburg to become Director of the Chemistry Division of the Physiological Institute at the University of Berlin.

In 1895, Albrecht Kossel was professor of physiology as well as director of the Physiological Institute at the University of Marburg.

In 1896, Albrecht Kossel discovered histidine, then worked out the classical method for the quantitative separation of the "hexone bases".

In 1901, Albrecht Kossel was named to a similar post at Heidelberg University, and became director of the Heidelberg Institute for Protein Investigation.

Albrecht Kossel's research predicted the discovery of the polypeptide nature of the protein molecule.

Albrecht Kossel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1910 for his research in cell biology, the chemical composition of the cell nucleus, and for his work in isolating and describing nucleic acids.

Albrecht Kossel visited and delivered lectures at several other universities, including the University of Chicago.

Albrecht Kossel's English was reportedly very good, and his self-effacing modesty is voluminously mentioned in the reporter's account.

In 1923, Albrecht Kossel was honored by being named Germany's representative to the Eleventh Physiological Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland.

In 1924, Albrecht Kossel became professor emeritus, but continued to lecture at Heidelberg University.

Albrecht Kossel contributed to early issues of the Zeitschrift fur Physiologische Chemie.

In 1886, Albrecht Kossel married Luise Holtzman, daughter of Adolf Holtzmann.

Son Walther Albrecht Kossel became a prominent physicist and was professor of theoretical physics and director of the Physics Institute at the University of Tubingen.

Albrecht Kossel was apparently not greatly interested in politics, but in 1914 he did not sign the propaganda Pronunciamento of German professors at the start of the war.

Albrecht Kossel suffered under the lies which filled the world in war time.

In 1917 Albrecht Kossel was summoned by the government to pronounce that the allotted food provisions were sufficient.

Albrecht Kossel refused this demand, would never declare untruths as truths.

Albrecht Kossel died quietly on 5 July 1927, after a recurring attack of angina pectoris.

Albrecht Kossel has chosen to devote himself to this field of research, and it is for his work in this respect that the Nobel Prize has been awarded to him this year.

Albrecht Kossel is considered one of the great scientists of biochemistry and genetics.