When was Alexander Oparin born?
March 2, 1894
February 18, 1894
April 21, 1894
January 1, 1894
Answer
Alexander I. Oparin was born on March 2, 1894, in Uglich, Russia. He was a biochemist and biologist who is best known for his work on the origin of life. Oparin proposed that life originated from the inorganic matter in the prebiotic atmosphere of the Earth. He believed that the first living organisms were simple, single-celled organisms that arose from the interaction of organic molecules in the atmosphere.
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