Izrael Hieger, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Izrael Hieger

British Biochemist

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1901

Date of Death: 14-Oct-1986

Profession: biochemist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Izrael Hieger DSc (London) (13 June 1901 – 14 October 1986) was a biochemist whose work focused on carcinogenesis.
He discovered the first known organic carcinogenic compound.
In 1937 Hieger, with colleagues Ernest Kennaway and J.
W.
Cook, was nominated for a Nobel Prize for work on isolating chemical carcinogenic agents from tar and studies on the relation between chemical constitution and carcinogenic activity.