Erwin Chargaff (11 August 1905 – 20 June 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian biochemist who immigrated to the United States during the Nazi era and was a professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school. Through careful experimentation, Chargaff discovered two rules that helped lead to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
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11 August 1905 Chernivtsi, Ukraine
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Died |
20 June 2002 (aged 96) New York City, New York, United States
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Zodiac | Leo |
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