In 1967, Manfred Eigen won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 9 May 1927.
Died: 6 February 2019.
Nationality: German.
Education: University of Göttingen.
Known as: Flash photolysis, Temperature jump method, Hypercycle, Quasispecies model, Diffusion-limited enzyme, Eigen cation, Eigen-Wilkins mechanism, and Eigen paradox.
Awards: Otto Hahn Prize (1962), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967), ForMemRS (1973).
Fields: Biophysical chemistry.
