Alexander Oparin-Theory of the origin of life

Born :     March 2, 1894
Citizenship :     Soviet Union
Died :    21-April, 1980
Nationality :    Russian
Institutions :    Moscow State University USSR Academy of Sciences
Known for  :   Contributions to the theory of the origin of life coacervates
Fields :    Biochemistry

Notable awards :    Hero of Socialist Labour (1969)
Kalinga Prize (1976)
Lenin Prize (1974)
Lomonosov Gold Medal (1979)