Warburg, Otto Heinrich
Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːbəːg, ˈvaːɐbʊrk/
Definition of Warburg, Otto Heinrich
- (1883–1970), German biochemist. He pioneered the use of the techniques of chemistry for biochemical investigations, especially for his work on intracellular respiration. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1931); he was prevented by the Nazi regime from accepting a second one in 1944 because of his Jewish ancestry.