The Cori Husband and Wife, Prague-Born Nobel Laureates
Authors:
P. Čech
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav anatomie 3. LF UK, Praha
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2001; : 26-30
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Overview
The husband and wife Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896-1984) and Gerty Theresa Radnitz-Cori (1896-1957), two of fivePrague-born Nobel laureates (the only ones in medicine), have so much slipped away from the citizens’ memory inthe course of the half-century totalitarian rule over the country of birth, that hardly anybody knows them nowadays,nothing to say of their relation to Prague. At pains to rescue them from oblivion, a recent search for the lost tracesof Coris and their ancestors had revealed a number of hitherto unknown facts that have fundamentally contributedto the Corian genealogy; identification of both forgotten birthhouses (6 Salmovská st., 29 Petrská st.) at long lastresulted in placement of memorial tablets (October 26th, 2000) to display the birthplace´s pride and gratitude.
Key words:
Gerty Theresa Radnitz-Cori, Carl Ferdinand Cori, Nobel Prize, genealogy, Prague, birthhouses,memorial tablets.
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Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain management Dental HygienistArticle was published in
Journal of Czech Physicians
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