Quotes by Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

About Albert Szent-Gyorgyi:

Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt is credited with discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle. He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II and entered Hungarian politics after the war.
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The real scientist is ready to bear privation and, if need be, starvation rather than let anyone dictate to him which direction his work must take.

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

Author Bio

  • NameAlbert Szent-Gyorgyi
  • DescriptionHungarian biochemist
  • BornSeptember 16, 1893
  • DiedOctober 22, 1986
  • CountryHungary; United States Of America; Sweden
  • ProfessionBiochemist; Scientist; Politician; Physician
  • AwardsAlbert Lasker Award For Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine; Kossuth Prize