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Luis Federico Leloir

1906 - 1987

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Luis Federico Leloir (September 6, 1906 – December 2, 1987) was an Argentine physician and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the metabolic pathways by which carbohydrates are synthesized and converted into energy in the body. Although born in France, Leloir received the majority of his education at the University of Buenos Aires and was director of the private research group Fundación Instituto Campomar until his death in 1987. His research into sugar nucleotides, carbohydrate metabolism, and renal hypertension garnered international attention and led to significant progress in understanding, diagnosing and treating the congenital disease galactosemia. Leloir is buried in La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Federico Leloir is the 247th most popular chemist (down from 232nd in 2019), the 1,191st most popular biography from France (up from 1,376th in 2019) and the 26th most popular French Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Luis Federico Leloir ranks 247 out of 602. Before him are Antoine Jérôme Balard, Friedrich Sertürner, Nicolas Leblanc, Walter Gilbert, Arieh Warshel, and Henri Victor Regnault. After him are Mario J. Molina, Kary Mullis, Emil Abderhalden, Jacques Dubochet, Ryōji Noyori, and Johan August Arfwedson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Luis Federico Leloir ranks 62. Before him are Oleg Antonov, Giuseppe Siri, Robert E. Howard, Marcel Carné, Edmond Debeaumarché, and Bugsy Siegel. After him are J. R. Jayewardene, James Hadley Chase, Vera Menchik, André Weil, John Dickson Carr, and Markos Vafeiadis. Among people deceased in 1987, Luis Federico Leloir ranks 38. Before him are John Huston, Georg Wittig, Jacques Anquetil, Jean Anouilh, Andrés Segovia, Joseph Campbell, Nobusuke Kishi, Jaco Pastorius, Didier Pironi, André Masson, Einar Gerhardsen, and Douglas Sirk.

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In France

Among people born in France, Luis Federico Leloir ranks 1,191 out of 6,770. Before him are Robert de Sorbon (1201), Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827), Jean Gaston Darboux (1842), Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), Jean-Claude Carrière (1931), and Alexandra David-Néel (1868). After him are Ferdinand Buisson (1841), Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (1401), Paulinus of Nola (354), Anne L'Huillier (1958), Raymond Radiguet (1903), and Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805).

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Among CHEMISTS In France

Among chemists born in France, Luis Federico Leloir ranks 26. Before him are Charles Adolphe Wurtz (1817), Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763), Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800), Louis Jacques Thénard (1777), Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802), and Nicolas Leblanc (1742). After him are Paul Ulrich Villard (1860), André-Louis Debierne (1874), Charles François de Cisternay du Fay (1698), Bernard Courtois (1777), Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy (1755), and Antoine Baumé (1728).

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