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Frederick Sanger

1918–2013 · Biochemistry

Lifespan
1918–2013
Field
Biochemistry
Nationality
British
Nobel
Chemistry 1958 & 1980

Known For

Sequenced insulin, proving a protein has a definite sequence, then invented the method for sequencing DNA. The only person with two Nobel prizes in chemistry.

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