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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Bernard Katz
1911-03-26 – 2003-04-20
Life & Legacy
Sir Bernard Katz, FRS (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnaʁt kat͡s] ; 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003) was a German-born British physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1969.
Occupation & Career
physician, neuroscientist, university teacher, physicist, chemist, biochemist, biophysicist
Education
University College London; Leipzig University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Copley Medal; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Cothenius Medal; Feldberg Foundation Prize; Knight Bachelor; Croonian Medal and Lecture; Ralph W. Gerard Prize; Baly Medal; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Baly Medal · Copley Medal · Cothenius Medal · Croonian Medal and Lecture · Feldberg Foundation Prize · Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science · Fellow of the Royal Society · Knight Bachelor · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine · Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order · Ralph W. Gerard Prize
Employer
University College London
Organizations & Memberships
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · National Academy of Sciences · Royal Society of London
Education & Institutions
Leipzig University · University College London
Verified Legacy Record
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Copley Medal
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Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
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Cothenius Medal
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Feldberg Foundation Prize
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Knight Bachelor
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Croonian Medal and Lecture
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Ralph W. Gerard Prize
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Baly Medal
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Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
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Family Child
David Katz
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Sources & Provenance
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