Butenandt, Adolf
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| Birthname | Butenandt, Adolf Frederick Johann | ||
| born on | 24 March 1903 at 22:00 (= 10:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Bremerhaven, Germany, 53n33, 8e34 | ||
| Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   03°03'   14°29 Asc. 07°23'
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Biography
German organic chemist, a professor in Berlin from 1936-1960 who was also the director of the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry. His main work was in the field of the chemistry of steroidal sex hormones. Butenandt isolated oestrone and testosterone, out of which he formed the basis for the production of cortisone. In 1939, he won the Nobel Prize.
Butenandt died 1/18/1995 in Munich, Germany at age 91, following "a long illness."
Events
- Work : Prize June 1939 (Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- Work : New Career 1936 (Professor)
- Death, Cause unspecified 18 January 1995 (age 91)
Source Notes
B.C. in hand from Steinbrecher
Categories
- Vocation : Science : Chemistry (Organic chemist)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Professor in Berlin, chemistry)
- Notable : Awards : Nobel prize (Chemistry)
- Lifestyle : Work : Same Job more than 10 yrs (24 years as professor)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
Categories: 1903 births | Birthday 24 March | Birthplace Bremerhaven, Germany | Sun 3 Aries | Moon 14 Aquarius | Asc 7 Scorpio | 1995 deaths | Vocation : Science : Chemistry | Vocation : Education : Teacher | Notable : Awards : Nobel prize | Lifestyle : Work : Same Job more than 10 yrs | Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
