Christian de Duve

thumb|It is as though a puzzle could be put together simply by shaking its pieces. Christian de Duve (born 2 October 1917 – 4 May 2013) is a Belgian cytologist and biochemist. In 1960, De Duve was awarded the Francqui Prize for Biological and Medical Sciences. He was awarded the shared Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1974. His later years have been mostly devoted to origin of life studies. Quotes It is as though a puzzle could be put together simply by shaking its pieces. Life Evolving : Molecules, Mind, and Meaning (2002) External links Christian de Duve Autobiography at Nobelprize.org Category:Biochemists Category:1917 births Category:2013 deaths Category:Agnostics Category:People from London Category:Academics from Belgium Category:Atheists from Belgium Category:Scientists from Belgium Category:Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine Category:Nobel laureates from Belgium