Adolf Butenandt

Adolf 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.

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Who was born first?

• Adolf Butenandt and Lars Onsager were born the same year
• Adolf Butenandt and Georges de Rham were born the same year
• Adolf Butenandt and W. V. D. Hodge were born the same year
• Adolf Butenandt and Andrey Kolmogorov were born the same year
• Adolf Butenandt and Hugo Theorell were born the same year

Timeline

1. Adolf Butenandt (this page)March 24, 1903 – January 18, 1995
2. Andrey KolmogorovApril 25, 1903 – October 20, 1987
3. Georges de RhamSeptember 10, 1903 – October 7, 1990
4. Hugo TheorellJuly 6, 1903 – August 15, 1982
5. Lars OnsagerNovember 27, 1903 – October 5, 1976
6. W. V. D. HodgeJune 17, 1903 – July 7, 1975

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