Person
Katz, Bernard (1911 - 2003)
FRS
- Born
- 26 March 1911
Leipzig, Germany - Died
- 20 April 2003
London, United Kingdom - Occupation
- Physiologist
Summary
Sir Bernard Katz was Professor of Biophysics at University College London from 1952. Prior to this he was Assistant Director of Research and Henry Head Research Fellow in A.V. Hill's research unit at the university. Katz was particularly interested in the physico-chemical mechanism of neuromuscular transmission, for which he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1970. He held several other positions before joining University College, including a stint in J.C. Eccles' laboratory at the Kanematsu Institute, Sydney Hospital (1939-1942) and served as a Radar Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1942-1945.
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Chronology
- 1934
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Leipzig in Germany
- 1935 - 1939
- Career position - Neurophysiological research, University College in London
- 1938
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London
- 1939 - 1942
- Career position - Carnegie Research Fellow, Kanematsu Institute at the Sydney Hospital
- 1942
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London
- 1942 - 1945
- Military service - Radar Officer, Royal Australian Air Force
- 1946 - 1950
- Career position - Assistant Director of Research and Henry Head Research Fellow at University College, London
- 1950 - 1952
- Career position - Reader in Physiology, University College
- 1952
- Career position - Professor of Biophysics, University College
- 1967
- Award - Copley Medal, The Royal Society, London
- 1967
- Award - Baly Medal, Royal College of Physicians
- 1969
- Award - Knighted
- 1970
- Award - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine received
- 1971
- Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Beale, R, 'Bernard Katz' in Australia's Nobel Laureates - Adventures in Innovation (Sydney: ABIE Australian Business and Investment Explorer, 2004), pp. 74-83. Details
- Bogen, Jim, 'Katz, Bernard' in New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Koertge, Noretta, ed., vol. 4 (Detroit : Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008), pp. 86-90. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4517. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/81634958. Details
- 'Katz, Bernard (1911-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-887041. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DSc, 1971', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
Resource Sections
- 'The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1970 'for their discoveries concerning the humoral transmittors in the nerve terminals and the mechanism for their storage, release and inactivation'', in Nobel e-Museum, 1996, http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1970/index.html. Details
- 'Sir Bernard Katz - Biography', in Nobel e-Museum, 1996, http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1970/katz-bio.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018