Wilhelm Kühne
Wilhelm Kühne
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a German physiologist who coined the word enzyme
Born
28 March 1837 Free City of Hamburg, Germany
Died
10 June 1900 (aged 63) Heidelberg, German Empire
Known for
Coining the word " enzyme " Discovery of trypsin
Fields
Physiology, physiological chemistry
Alma mater
University of Göttingen
Institutions
University of Berlin University of Amsterdam University of Heidelberg
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Germany
Doctoral advisor
Rudolph Wagner
Doctoral students
Russell Chittenden
era
1800+
Other academic advisors
Friedrich Wöhler
Other names
Father of organic chemistry