
German chemist (1876–1959)
Adolf Windaus was a German chemist who lived from 1876 to 1959 and made important discoveries in understanding the chemical structure of cholesterol and related compounds. His work was significant enough to earn him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, advancing scientific knowledge of sterols and their role in living organisms.
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Adolf Windaus' grave in Göttingen Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus ( German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈvɪndaʊs] ; 25 December 1876 – 9 June 1959) was a German chemist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his work on sterols and their relation to vitamins. He was the doctoral advisor of Adolf Butenandt who also won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939.
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