Leopold Ružička
Leopold Ružička ForMemRS[1] (13 September 1887 – 26 September 1976) wis a Croatie-Swiss scientist an winner o the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry wha wirked maist o his life in Swisserland. He received aicht honoris causa doctorates in science, medicine, an law; seiven prizes an medals; an twinty-fower honorar memberships in chemical, biochemical, an ither scienteefic societies.
 Leopold Ružička | |
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| Born | Lavoslav Stjepan Ružička 13 September 1887 Vukovar, Kinrick o Croatie-Slavonie, Austrick-Hungary (present-day Croatie) |
| Dee'd | 26 September 1976 (aged 89) Mammern, Swisserland |
| Naitionality | Croatian, Swiss |
| Citizenship | Austrick-Hungary (1887–1917) Swisserland (1917–1976) |
| Alma mater | Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe |
| Kent for | Terpenes |
| Awairds | Marcel Benoist Prize (1938) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1939) Faraday Lectureship Prize (1958) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | ETH Zurich |
| Doctoral advisor | Hermann Staudinger |
| Doctoral students | George Büchi |
References
eedit- ↑ Prelog, V.; Jeger, O. (1980). "Leopold Ruzicka. 13 September 1887-26 September 1976". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 26: 411. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1980.0013.