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Adolf Windaus

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Also known as Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus

German chemist (1876–1959)

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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
Works
4

Top works

  • Über Cholesterin
  • Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Digitalisstoffe
  • Ueber Cholesterin
  • Biochemisches Handlexikon : V. Band

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1699-03-25
Active to
1783-12-23
classicalcomposergerman composer

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5 total works indexed

  1. Untersuchungen uber die Harnstoffbildung im Tierkörper

    · 1932 · cited 2,810x

  2. Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children

    · 2011 · cited 2,425x

  3. Ueber Diffusion

    · 1855 · cited 2,122x

  4. The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC

    · 2008 · cited 1,686x

  5. Comparison of Mortality Associated with Methicillin‐Resistant and Methicillin‐Susceptible<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Bacteremia: A Meta‐analysis

    · 2003 · cited 1,573x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1928

    “for the services rendered through his research into the constitution of the sterols and their connection with the vitamins”

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Encyclopedic overview

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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