Adolf Butenandt Scientist

Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (24 March 1903 – 18 January 1995) was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government policy, but accepted it in 1949 after World War II.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 24, 1903
Birth place
German Empire , Germany , Bremerhaven
Nationality
Germany
Date of deathJanuary 18, 1995
Place of death
Germany , Munich

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Scientist

awards
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
War Merit Cross
doctoral advisor
Field of study
Biochemistry
Organic chemistry

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External resources

  1. http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/1939/butenandt-bio.html
  2. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1939/index.html
  3. http://www.marburg-net.de/personen/butenandt.php
  4. http://www.mpg.de/bilderBerichteDokumente/dokumentation/jahrbuch/2004/archiv_geschichte_mpg/forschungsSchwerpunkt/pdf.pdf