What was the name of Otto Fritz Meyerhof's father?
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Otto Meyerhof
Answer
The neurologist and psychiatrist Otto Fritz Meyerhof's father was Jacob Meyerhof. He came from a Jewish background and was the chief rabbi in Frankfurt, Germany, where Otto was born. Otto later changed his surname from Meyerhof to Meyerhof when he embraced socialism and became a member of the Communist Party during World War II.
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