Holograph Letter to the Trustee at the Biochemistry Department

Szent-Györgyi, Albert (Mr. and Mrs.)

Verlag: Sent from Switzerland, Arosa, 1948

Beschreibung

Two bifolios of lightweight paper. Manuscript in ink, signed as "Prof". Text in Hungarian. 145 × 208 mm. Holograph letter by Albert Szent-Györgyi to his trustee to distribute tasks among his assistants at his laboratory. Szent-Györgyi gives tasks to seven of his colleagues via András Bartha his trustee at the Biochemistry Department of the University of Budapest. Szent-Györgyi instructs Laszlo (Laci) Varga to perform the experiment he made already with muscle this time with actomyosin, to see if their molar mass are equivalent, which will be calculated by Tamás ErdÅ s. Askes Abel Lajtha to work on hydrolysis of proteins. Orders George (Gyurka) Rozsa to continue his experiments with smooth muscle tissue, and gives various tasks to Andras Biro (Zebi), Andrew Szent-Györgyi (Csuli; Albert's nephew) and Ferenc Guba. Mrs. Szent-Györgyi's letter deals with personal and family matters. Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893-1986) was a Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 for isolation and synthesis of vitamin C. He is credited with discovering vitamin C, the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle and free radicals, he made important researches in biochemistry of cancer. . With demaged envelop. Letters in fine condition. Two bifolios of lightweight paper. Manuscript in ink, signed as "Prof". Text in Hungarian. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 948

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Holograph Letter to the Trustee at the ...

Verlag: Sent from Switzerland, Arosa

Erscheinungsdatum: 1948