| Date of Birth | 11-August-1905 | |
| Place of Birth |
Chernivtsi (Ukraine, Chernivtsi Oblast) |
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| Nationality | United States of America, Austria | |
| Profession | Chemist | |
| Erwin Chargaff was an Austrian biochemist who immigrated to the United States during the Nazi era and was a professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school. Through careful experimentation, Chargaff discovered two rules that helped lead to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. Chargaff had one son, Thomas, with his wife Vera Broido, whom he married in 1928. Chargaff became an American citizen in 1940. | ||
Awards by Erwin Chargaff |
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| Check all the awards nominated and won by Erwin Chargaff. | ||
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