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Adolf Butenandt
1903 – 1995
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAdolf 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. He was President of the Max Planck Society from 1960 to 1972. He was also the first, in 1959, to discover the structure of the sex pheromone of silkworms, which he named bombykol.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 24, 1903
Bremerhaven
Date of death
January 18, 1995
Munich
Citizenship
Germany
Occupations & fields
biochemistchemistpoliticianuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderBavarian Order of Merithonorary citizen of MunichGreat Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of AustriaNobel Prize in ChemistryCarus medal
- Field and occupation
- nemecký biochemik
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