Hugo P. Kortschak

Dr.
Hugo Peter Kortschak
Born (1911-09-27)September 27, 1911
Chicago, Illinois
Died August 20, 1983(1983-08-20) (aged 71)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Residence 3522 Maunaloa Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii
Known for Discovering the C4 pathway in 1957
Spouse(s) Kate Leilani Kortschak
Children
  • Alice M Kortschak
  • Nonnie Winifred Kortschak

Hugo Peter Kortschak (or Kortschack; 4 September 1911, in Chicago, Illinois – 20 August 1983)[1] was an American biologist who discovered the C4 pathway in 1957. This pathway is an adaptation found in plants which reduces loss of energy via the inefficient C2 pathway. It is found in several plants, such as maize and sugarcane. The C4 pathway was rediscovered by Hatch and Slack (to whom the discovery is sometimes wrongly credited).[2] He was the son of the Austrian-American violinist Hugo Kortschak, father of Alice M Kortschak and Nonnie Winifred Kortschak.[1]

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  1. 1 2 "Hugo P. Kortschak". geni.com. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Nickell, Louis G. (1993). "A tribute to Hugo P. Kortschak: The man, the scientist and the discoverer of C4 photosynthesis". Photosynthesis Research 35 (2): 201.



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