Sir hans krebs biography meaning

Sir Hans Adolf Krebs (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈaːdɔlf ˈkʁeːps] (listen), ; 25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981)^[1][2][3][4] was a GermanJewishscientist who became a naturalisedBritishcitizen. He was a physician and biochemist.^[5]

Krebs researched metabolism. He is famous because he discovered the urea cycle and the citric acid cycle (also called the Krebs Cycle). Krebs won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this, in 1953.^[6]

Early years

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Krebs was born in Hildesheim, Germany. His mother was Alma Davidson. His father was Georg Krebs. Georg Krebs was an ear, nose, and throat doctor.

Education

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Krebs studied medicine at the University of Göttingen and the University of Freiburg from 1918–1923. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Hamburg in 1925. Next, he studied chemistry in Berlin for one year. In Berlin, he helped Otto Warb