Friedrich Miescher
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a Swiss physician and biologist. He was the first scientist to isolate nucleic acid in 1869. He also identified protamine and made a number of other discoveries.
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Born
13 August 1844 Basel, Switzerland
Died
26 August 1895 (aged 51) Davos, Switzerland
Nationality
Swiss
Known for
Discovery of nucleic acids
Fields
Biology
Spouse(s)
Maria Anna Rüsch
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Switzerland
Education
University of Göttingen (M.D. 1868), University of Lepzig
era
1800+
Influences
Felix Hoppe-Seyler