Science · 1865–1940

Arthur Harden

Nobel Prize-winning British biochemist who studied the fermentation of sugar

Did you know?He spent over twenty-five years serving as the editor of the influential Biochemical Journal.

Sir Arthur Harden, FRS (12 October 1865 – 17 June 1940) was a British biochemist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin for their investigations into the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes.

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Age at death: 74
Years since death: 86

Born: October 12, 1865 · Manchester, United Kingdom
Died: June 17, 1940
Nationality: British
Known for: Science

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