Adolf Butenandt
a German biochemist. He initially rejected the Nobel Prize in accordance with government policy, but accepted it in 1949 after World War II
Born
24 March 1903 Lehe, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany)
Died
18 January 1995 (aged 91) Munich, Germany
Nationality
German
Fields
Organic and biochemistry
Awards
Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1939) Kriegsverdienstkreuz (1942)
Institutions
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute / Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry Technical University of Danzig
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Germany
Doctoral advisor
Adolf Windaus
era
1800+