Alexander Oparin
Alexander Ivanovich Oparin (Russian: Александр Иванович Опарин; March 2 [O.S. February 18] 1894 – April 21, 1980) was a Soviet biochemist notable for his theories about the origin of life, and for his book The Origin of Life.
Alexander Oparin | |
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Oparin in the mid-1970s | |
| Born | March 2, 1894 Uglich, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | April 21, 1980 (aged 86) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Contributions to the theory of the origin of life Coacervates |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour (1969) Lenin Prize (1974) Kalinga Prize (1976) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1979) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Moscow State University USSR Academy of Sciences |
He also studied the biochemistry of material processing by plants and enzyme reactions in plant cells. He showed that many food production processes were based on biocatalysis and developed the foundations for industrial biochemistry in the USSR.
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