Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Carl & Gerty Cori

Born December 5, 1896 and August 15, 1896

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018

1. Carl & Gerty Cori Marker

Inscription. Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Theresa Radnitz earned medical degrees from the German University of Prague in 1920 and married later that year. After that they joined the Washington University School of Medicine in 1931, their discovery of the mechanism for blood glucose regulation earned them the Nobel Prize in 1947. Gerty Cori was the first American woman to be so honored. In addition, six eventual Nobel Laureates received training in their laboratory. Carl Cori said of their remarkable collaboration: "Our efforts have been largely complementary, and one without the other would not have gone so far…"

Erected 1994 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 15, 1896.

Location. 38° 39.367′ N, 90° 18.331′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6609 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: Peter Raven (a few steps from this marker); Dick Gregory (a few steps from this marker); Chuck Berry (a few steps from this marker); Agnes Moorehead (a few steps from this marker); Lou Brock (a few steps from this marker); Charles Eames (within shouting distance of this marker); Theodore Link (within shouting distance of this marker); A.E. Hotchner (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University City.

Carl F. Cori, M.D. Professor Of Biochemistry, And Gerty T. Cori, M.D., Professor Of Biochemisty image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society, 1948

2. Carl F. Cori, M.D. Professor Of Biochemistry, And Gerty T. Cori, M.D., Professor Of Biochemisty

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on October 17, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.