Erwin Chargaff

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Lavoisier_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award
gptkbp:birthPlace Czernowitz,_Austria-Hungary
gptkbp:born August 11, 1905
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution discovery of base pairing rules
Chargaff's_rules_of_nucleotide_composition
Discovery_of_base_pairing_rules_in_DNA
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:died June 4, 2002
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:famousFor Chargaff's_rules_of_base_composition
gptkbp:field biochemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Erwin Chargaff
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Francis_Crick
gptkb:James_Watson
Genetics
Molecular biology
biochemical research
gptkbp:inspiration molecular biology
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Chargaff's_rules
Biochemical research
gptkbp:legacy Chargaff's_rules_remain_fundamental_in_genetics.
gptkbp:nationality American
Austrian
Austrian-American
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Czernowitz,_Austria-Hungary
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:publishedBy Hereditary Mechanisms
The_Life_of_a_Scientist
The_Unfolding_of_Life
gptkbp:researchContribution understanding of DNA structure
gptkbp:researchFocus DNA structure
nucleic acids
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Chargaff
gptkbp:work DNA structure