Henri G. Hers
Belgian biochemist, physiologist, professor
About Henri G. Hers
Lived 1923 – 2008 (aged 85). Henri G. Hers was a Belgian biochemist, chemist, physiologist and physician.
Henri-Géry Hers (23 July 1923 – 14 December 2008) was a Belgian physiologist and biochemist, and a professor at the Universite Catholique de Louvain. He was notable for his work on carbohydrate metabolism and genetic disorders associated with it. An example is Hers' disease - Glycogen storage disease type VI - caused by deficiency of hepatic phosphorylase associated with an enlarged liver and mild hypoglycaemia. In 1966, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Biological and Medical Sciences, and in 1975 was awarded the Gairdner Foundation International Award of the Gairdner Foundation. In 1988 he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Medicine.
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Who was Henri G. Hers?
Belgian biochemist, physiologist, professor (1923–2008)
When was Henri G. Hers born?
Henri G. Hers was born on 23 July 1923 in Namur.
When did Henri G. Hers die?
Henri G. Hers died on 14 December 2008 in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.
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Henri G. Hers was a biochemist, chemist, physiologist and physician.
What nationality was Henri G. Hers?
Henri G. Hers was Belgian.
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