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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Born
Mar 24, 1903
Bremerhaven
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • University of Göttingen
  • Philipps University of Marburg
Lived in
  • Germany
  • Bremerhaven
Died
Jan 18, 1995
Munich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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