Szent-Györgyi, Albert von Syllabification: (Szent-Györ·gyi, Albert von)Pronunciation: /sānt ˈjôrj(ē)/Definition of Szent-Györgyi, Albert von (1893–1986), US biochemist, born in Hungary. He discovered ascorbic acid, which was later identified with vitamin C. Szent-Györgyi, Albert von in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Szent-Györgyi, Albert von in the British & World English dictionary