Ralph Hirschmann
Ralph Hirschmann · Science & Medicine
Chemist who achieved the first total synthesis of an enzyme; National Medal of Science (2000)
1922, Fürth, Germany — 2009, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Germany · United States
Ralph Hirschmann is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Chemist who achieved the first total synthesis of an enzyme; National Medal of Science (2000)
Hirschmann was an organic chemist who in 1969 led the Merck team that achieved the first total chemical synthesis of an enzyme, ribonuclease, a landmark of protein chemistry. He later pioneered work on peptidomimetics and helped develop numerous drugs, earning the U.S. National Medal of Science in 2000. Born into a Jewish family in Fürth, Germany, he fled Nazi persecution and emigrated to the United States in 1937.
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Chemist who achieved the first total synthesis of an enzyme; National Medal of Science (2000)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
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