Jens Christian Skou Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Jens Christian Skou was a Danish physician and chemist born on October 8, 1918. He studied medicine at the University of Copenhagen, graduating in 1944. He earned his Ph.D. in 1954 at the Institute of Physiology, Aarhus University, and became a professor of physiology there in 1963. Skou was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997, sharing it with Paul D. Boyer and John Walker for their discovery of the sodium-potassium pump.

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Meaning of the name - Jens

God is gracious, God's grace

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October 8, 1918 Facts

Generation Group

Jens Christian Skou belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Lemvig

Place of Death: Aarhus

Educated At: Aarhus University | University of Copenhagen

Occupation: autobiographer | biochemist | physiologist | university teacher | chemist

Employers: Aarhus University

Awards Received: Eric K. Fernströms Nordiska Pris | EMBO Membership | Anders Retzius Medal | Novo Nordisk Prize | Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Astrology Analysis

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