Bernard Katz

Who is this?

Sir Bernard Katz, FRS (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnaʁt kat͡s] ; 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003) was a German-born British physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1969.

Career

1. 1911
   Born
2. 1967
   Won Copley Medal
3. 1970
   Won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
4. 1976
   Member of National Academy of Sciences
5. 1989
   Won Cothenius Medal
6. 2003
   Passed away
7. Member of Royal Society
8. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
9. Won Fellow of the Royal Society
10. Won Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Leipzig
• •Citizenship: Germany, United Kingdom
• •Known as: physician, neuroscientist, university teacher, physicist