Hermann Niemeyer
Hermann Niemeyer | |
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| Born | Hermann Niemeyer Fernández 26 October 1918 Ovalle, Chile |
| Died | 7 June 1991 (aged 72) Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | Universidad de Chile |
| Known for | Investigation of hexokinases; carbohydrate metabolism |
| Awards | National Science Prize of Chile (1983) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Harvard University University of Wisconsin Universidad de Chile |
| Thesis | Contribución al estudio del metabolismo de la célula hepática (1943) |
| Doctoral students | Tito Ureta, María Luz Cárdenas |
Hermann Niemeyer Fernández (26 October 1918 – 7 June 1991) was a Chilean scientist who did much to establish biochemistry as a research discipline in Chile. In 1983 he received the National Science Prize for his major advances in biochemistry in the fields of bioenergetics, metabolic regulation of enzymes, and studies of metabolism in liver cells.