Monessen in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Christian B. Anfinsen

(1916-1995)

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 24, 2011

1. Christian B. Anfinsen Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Noted biochemist, born in Monessen. Recipient, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1972, for his pioneering study into the structure of the enzyme called "ribonuclease." A laboratory chief, National Institutes of Health, 1950-1982; he taught at Johns Hopkins University after 1982.

Erected 1999 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 40° 9.672′ N, 79° 52.972′ W. Marker is in Monessen, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. Marker is on Donner Avenue, 0.2 miles 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Located in front of Monesson Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monessen PA 15062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rabe Manor (approx. one mile away); M4A3 Combat Full-Tracked 76mm Sherman Tank (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cement City (approx.

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1.2 miles away); In Loving Memory of the 1948 Smog Disaster Victims (approx. 1.2 miles away); Borough of Donora (approx. 1.2 miles away); Monessen Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Medal of Honor (approx. 1.7 miles away); Louis Goaziou: 1864-1937 (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monessen.

Also see . . .
1. Christian Anfinsen. Biography at Nobel Prize.org (Submitted on July 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Christian Boehmer Anfinsen at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on February 21, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 24, 2011

2. Christian B. Anfinsen Marker

Christian B. Anfinsen image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Edward A. Hubbard, National Institutes of Health, February 27, 1969

3. Christian B. Anfinsen

American biochemist Courtesy of the NIH Record and the National Institutes of Health.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.