Bernard Katz

Sir Bernard Katz FRS
Painting after a portrait by Nick Sinclair
Born	(1911-03-26)26 March 1911 Leipzig, German Empire
Died	20 April 2003(2003-04-20) (aged 92) London, UK
Alma mater	University of Leipzig
Known for	Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz flux equation Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz voltage equation Quantal neurotransmitter release
Spouse	Marguerite ("Rita") Penly Katz (d. 1999)
Children	2 sons
Awards	Royal Society Copley Medal (1967) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1970) Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience (1990)
Scientific career
Fields	Neurophysiology Biophysics
Institutions	University College London University of Sydney Sydney Hospital
Academic advisors	Archibald Vivian Hill

Sir Bernard Katz, FRS^[1] (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnaʁt kat͡s] ^ⓘ; 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003)^[2] was a German-born British^[3] physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1969.