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Leopold Ružička

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Leopold Ružička

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Also known as Leopold Ruzicka, L.S. Ruzicka

Croatian scientist (1887-1976)

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Leopold Ružička was a scientist born on September 13, 1887, and died on September 26, 1976. He received one Nobel Prize.

His work is included in several collections. These include the Royal Society collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Chemistry collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1939

    “for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Stephen
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Vukovar
Place of death
Mammern
Occupation
university teacher
Educated at
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Employer
ETH Zurich
Languages spoken
Croatian
Doctoral advisor
Hermann Staudinger
Student of
Hermann Staudinger
Field of work
biochemistry
Image
Lavoslav Ružićka 1939.jpg
Work location
Zurich
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member of
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
place of burial
Fluntern Cemetery
Commons category
Leopold Ružička
date of birth
1887-09-13
date of death
1976-09-26
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
name in native language
Lavoslav (Leopold) Ružička
interested in
chemistry
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Zurich
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Encyclopedic overview

Leopold Ružička ForMemRS (pronounced [rǔʒitʃka]; born Lavoslav Stjepan Ružička; 13 September 1887 – 26 September 1976) was a Croatian-Swiss scientist and joint winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes" "including the first chemical synthesis of male sex hormones." He worked most of his life in Switzerland, and received eight doctorates honoris causa in science, medicine, and law; seven prizes and medals; and twenty-four honorary memberships in chemical, biochemical, and other scientific societies.

Early life

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