Adolf Butenandt
Chemist, Academic
1903 – 1995
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Who was Adolf Butenandt?
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt 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.
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