Adolf Butenandt
March 24, 1903 –January 18, 1995
Biochemist, Chemist, Politician, University teacher
Lived 91 years
- Born in
- Bremerhaven
- Passed away in
- Munich
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈbuːtənant] ; 24 March 1903, Lehe near Bremerhaven – 18 January 1995, Munich) 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.
Awards: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bavarian Order of Merit, honorary citizen of Munich, Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Carus medal, Harnack medal, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Ernst Hellmut Vits Award, August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal Education: University of Marburg, University of Göttingen
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