Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Also known as Artturi I. Virtanen, A. I. Virtanen, Artturi Virtanen
Finnish chemist and professor (1895–1973)
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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen was a Finnish chemist and professor who lived from 1895 to 1973 and made important contributions to chemistry during the 20th century. His work was significant enough to earn him recognition as a notable figure in the history of science, particularly in his home country of Finland.
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- Cattle fodder and human nutrition with special reference to biological nitrogen fixation
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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ( Finnish: [ˈɑrtːuri ˈilmɑri ˈʋirtɑnen] ; 15 January 1895 – 11 November 1973) was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method".
He invented AIV silage which improved milk production and a method of preserving butter, the AIV salt, which led to increased Finnish butter exports.
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1895 births1973 deathsAcademic staff of the University of HelsinkiAgriculture educatorsFinnish biochemistsFinnish chemistsFinnish inventorsFinnish Nobel laureatesFood scientistsForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesNobel laureates in ChemistryPeople from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)