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Hans von Euler-Chelpin was a Swedish scientist who lived from 1873 to 1964 and made important contributions to biochemistry, particularly in understanding how living organisms break down and use sugar for energy. His work was recognized with major scientific honors and helped establish fundamental knowledge about the chemical processes that keep cells functioning.
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Hans Karl August Simon Euler-Chelpin, since 28 July 1884 von Euler-Chelpin (15 February 1873 – 6 November 1964), was a German-born Swedish biochemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Arthur Harden for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and enzymes. He was a professor of general and organic chemistry at Stockholm University (1906–1941) and the director of its Institute for organic-chemical research (1938–1948). Euler-Chelpin was distantly related to Leonhard Euler. He married chemist Astrid Cleve, the daughter of the Uppsala chemist Per Teodor Cleve. In 1970, their son Ulf von Euler, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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1873 births1964 deaths20th-century Swedish nobilityAcademic staff of Stockholm UniversityCorresponding Members of the USSR Academy of SciencesForeign members of the USSR Academy of SciencesGerman emigrants to SwedenGerman people of Swiss descentHumboldt University of Berlin alumniKnights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyMembers of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin