Richard Willstätter
German chemist (1872–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Martin Willstätter FRS(For) HFRSE[2] (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvɪlˌʃtɛtɐ] ⓘ, 13 August 1872 – 3 August 1942) was a German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
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Born | Richard Martin Willstätter 13 August 1872 |
Died | 3 August 1942(1942-08-03) (aged 69) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Munich |
Known for | Organic chemistry |
Spouse(s) | Sophie Leser (1903–1908; her death; 2 children)[1] |
Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1915) Faraday Lectureship Prize (1927) Davy Medal (1932) Willard Gibbs Award (1933) Fellow of the Royal Society[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical chemistry |
Institutions | University of Munich ETH Zürich University of Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm Institute |
Doctoral advisor | Alfred Einhorn, Adolf von Baeyer[citation needed] |
Doctoral students | Jean Piccard |
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