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Hans Spemann: German embryologist (1869–1941).
Born in Stuttgart (died at age 72).
6 awards including Adolf Fick Prize.
Studied at Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium.
AWARDS (6)
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Adolf Fick Prize
WON
B
Cothenius Medal
WON
B
Croonian Medal and Lecture
WON
G
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
WON
Biography
Hans Spemann was a German embryologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his student Hilde Mangold's discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, an influence, exercised by various parts of the embryo, that directs the development of groups of cells into particular tissues and organs, one of the first steps towards cloning. Spemann added his name as an author to Hilde Mangold's dissertation and won a Nobel Prize for her work.
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