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Arnold Graffi

1910-06-19 – 2006-01-30

Portrait of Arnold Graffi
Bust of cancer researcher Arnold Graffi. Created by Gerhard Rommel. Location on the biomedical campus Berlin-Buch in front of the Arnold-Graffi-Haus.Credit: Axel Mauruszat

Life & Legacy

Arnold Graffi (19 June 1910 – 30 January 2006) was a pioneering German doctor in the area of experimental cancer research. He was the first to identify viruses that induce tumours. He also studied chemical carcinogens. Along with Heinz Bielka he wrote an influential textbook on cancer research titled Probleme der Experimentellen Krebsforschung (1959).

Occupation & Career

oncologist, physician, biologist

Education

Charité

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Banner of Labor; National Prize of East Germany; Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver; Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize; Helmholtz Medal; Cothenius Medal

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Honors & Awards

Banner of Labor · Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Cothenius Medal · Helmholtz Medal · National Prize of East Germany · Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver · Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize

Organizations & Memberships

German Academy of Sciences at Berlin · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Education & Institutions

Charité

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q107352 — wikidata View source

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