Karl August Folkers

Karl August Folkers
Karl August Folkers
Born	(1906-09-01)September 1, 1906
Died	December 7, 1997(1997-12-07) (aged 91)
Nationality	American
Fields	biochemistry
Institutions	Merck
Known for	vitamin B-12
Notable awards	Perkin Medal in 1960 Priestley Medal in 1986.

Karl August Folkers (September 1, 1906 – December 7, 1997) was an American biochemist, working at Merck, and best known for his role in the isolation of vitamin B₁₂. He received the Perkin Medal in 1960 and the Priestley Medal in 1986. As a Merck Pharmaceuticals research team, Folkers, Fern P. Rathe, and Edward Anthony Kaczka were the first to isolate the antibiotic cathomycin in 1955.^[1]

References

• Shive, William (2002). "Karl August Folkers, September 1, 1906 – December 9, 1997". Biographical memoirs. National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) 81: 100–14. PMID 12661556. 
• Olson, R E (September 1, 2001). "Karl August Folkers (1906–1997)". Journal of Nutrition 131 (9): 2227–30. PMID 11533258. 

External links

• Karl August Folkers, biographical memoir by William Shive

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Name	Folkers, Karl August
Alternative names
Short description	American biochemist
Date of birth	September 1, 1906
Place of birth
Date of death	December 7, 1997
Place of death