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Hans Krebs

German-British biochemist1900 to 1981

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Teachers and mentors1

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ludwig Aschoff

Education and career11

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1918 to 1919
University of Göttingen
studied
1919 to 1923
University of Freiburg
studied
from 1919
University of Hamburg
studied
1923 to 1925
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
studied
1926 to 1930
Kaiser Wilhelm Society
worked
1931 to 1933
University of Freiburg
worked
1933 to 1935
University of Cambridge
worked
1935 to 1954
University of Sheffield
worked
from 1954
University of Oxford
worked
undated
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
studied
undated
Gymnasium Andreanum
studied

At a glance

known as: biochemist, physician, university teacher, Whitley Professor of Biochemistry, 1954 to 1967, physiologist, biologist
fields: biochemistry
degrees: doctorate, 1925, honorary doctorate, 1974, honorary doctorate, 1979, habilitation, 1932
awards: Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, 1953, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1953, Royal Medal, 1954, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris, 1956, honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1960, Copley Medal, 1961, Croonian Medal and Lecture, 1963, honorary citizen of Hildesheim, 1966, honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux, 1966, Otto Warburg Medal, 1969, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, 1972, honorary doctor of the University of Valencia, 1975, honorary doctorate of the University of Granada, Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Bachelor
member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, from 1956, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, from 1957, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Royal Society of London, from 1947, National Academy of Sciences, from 1964, Sociedad Española de Bioquímica y Biologia Molecular, from 1969, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, American Philosophical Society, from 1960, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, from 1951
notable works: urea cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle, glyoxylate cycle
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Elsewhere7

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaHans Krebs (biochemist)
stated by WikidataWikidataQ57191
stated by WikidataVIAF44376961
stated by WikidataGND119070499
stated by WikidataIdRef032703341
stated by WikidataISNI0000000119339897

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@misc{academicancestry_Q57191,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Hans Krebs: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q57191},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Hans Krebs: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q57191