Konrad Emil Bloch

Konrad Emil Bloch ForMemRS (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈblɔx] ⓘ; 21 January 1912 – 15 October 2000) was a German-American biochemist. Bloch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 (joint with Feodor Lynen) for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.

Konrad Emil Bloch
Born21 January 1912
Neisse, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died15 October 2000(2000-10-15) (aged 88)
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Citizenship
  • Germany
  • United States
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1964)
Ernest Guenther Award (1965)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
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