Charles Weissmann
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16 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- October 14, 1931
- Date of death
- December 11, 2025
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Zurich
- Country of citizenship
- Switzerland[8]
- Occupation
- molecular biologist, university teacher, biochemist
- Employer
- University of Zurich[9]
- Educated at
- University of Zurich[10]
- Award received
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Robert Koch Gold Medal, Otto Warburg Medal, Wilhelm Exner Medal, Scheele Award, Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics, Max Delbrück Medal, Honorary doctors of Ghent University, Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine, Ernst Jung Gold Medal for Medicine, August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal, Marcel Benoist Prize, Sir Hans Krebs Medal, honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews, Gabor Medal, honorary doctor of the University of Zurich, honorary doctor of ETH Zürich, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, EMBO Membership, Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, Mendel Medal, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
- Doctoral student
- Tadatsugu Taniguchi[33]
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- 000000002617849X
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- 13271712
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- n87918179
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- 125492545
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Charles Weissmann.jpg ↗
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- 125492545
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- charles-weissmann
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Summary
Charles Weissmann was born on October 14, 1931[1], in Budapest[2]. He died on December 11, 2025[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as a molecular biologist[5], university teacher[6], and biochemist[7].
Why It Matters
Charles Weissmann's notable doctoral advisees include Tadatsugu Taniguchi[37], an immunologist[38], b. 1948[39], of Japan[40], awarded the Keio Medical Science Prize[41].
FAQs
Where was Charles Weissmann born?
Charles Weissmann's place of birth was Budapest[2].
Where did Charles Weissmann die?
Charles Weissmann died in Zurich[4].
What did Charles Weissmann do for work?
Charles Weissmann worked as a molecular biologist[5], university teacher[6], and biochemist[7].
Where did Charles Weissmann go to school?
Charles Weissmann was educated at University of Zurich[10].
What awards did Charles Weissmann receive?
Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[11], Robert Koch Gold Medal[12], Otto Warburg Medal[13], and Wilhelm Exner Medal[14].