Hans Neurath
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Hans Neurath (1909- 12 April 2002) was an early protein scientist. and the founding chair of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle.
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[edit] Early life
Hans Neurath was born in Vienna, and received his doctorate in 1933 from the University of Vienna. He then studied in London and at the University of Minnesota.
In 1938, Neurath was appointed to a position at Duke University, where he established a research program on the physical chemistry of proteins.
[edit] Scientific research
Neurath had wide-ranging interests in the physical chemistry of proteins, and was always a careful scientist, never overreaching the data.
Neurath published seminal papers on protein structure and denaturation and debunked early models of protein structures, notably those of Astbury.
Neurath's research focused mainly on the proteases, enzymes that cleave other proteins.
Neurath authored more than 400 publications.
[edit] Scientific journals
Neurath founded two leading journals of protein science: Biochemistry, which he edited from 1961 to 1991; and Protein Science, which he edited from 1991 to 1998. Neurath also edited three volumes of "The Proteins", a classic reference work.
[edit] Work in Seattle
Neurath founded the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle, and served as its chair from 1950 to 1975, when he retired. He was also part-time scientific director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
[edit] Personal life
Neurath was married to his wife, Susi Spitzer Neurath, for 41 years. He had a son, Peter F. Neurath, from an earlier marriage, as well as two step-children , Margaret Albrecht and Frank Meyer, and three step-grandchildren.
Neurath played piano well, but chose not to pursue a career in music, since he could never play as well as a pianist friend. Neurath also loved hiking and skiing in the mountains.
