Adolf Windaus
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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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- Born
- 1876
- Died
- 1959
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- 4
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- Über Cholesterin
- Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Digitalisstoffe
- Ueber Cholesterin
- Biochemisches Handlexikon : V. Band
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- Untersuchungen uber die Harnstoffbildung im Tierkörper
· 1932 · cited 2,809x
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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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1876 births1959 deaths20th-century German chemistsAcademic staff of the University of FreiburgAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenAcademic staff of the University of InnsbruckBiography articles needing translation from German WikipediaCommons link is on WikidataFranzösisches Gymnasium Berlin alumniGerman Nobel laureatesHumboldt University of Berlin alumni