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Adolf Butenandt

German biochemist (1903-1995)

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Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government policy, but accepted it in 1949 after World War II. He was President of the Max Planck Society from 1960 to 1972. He was also the first, in 1959, to discover the structure of the sex pheromone of silkworms, which he named bombykol.

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Born
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Place of birth
Lehe wd
Died
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Place of death
Munich wd
Citizenship
Germany wd
Occupation
biochemist, chemist, politician, university teacher wd
Political party
Nazi Party (since 1 May 1936) wd
Education
University of Marburg, University of Göttingen wd
Spouse
Erika Butenandt wd

Awards wd

  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1962)
  • Bavarian Order of Merit
  • honorary citizen of Munich
  • Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1994)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1939)
  • Carus medal (1943)
  • Harnack medal (1973)
  • Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1981)
  • Ernst Hellmut Vits Award (1970)
  • August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (1942)
  • Emil Fischer Medal (1935)
  • Fresenius Prize (1935)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Vienna (1963)
  • Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1985)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Graz (1957)

Questions

When was Adolf Butenandt born?
Adolf Butenandt was born on 24 March 1903 in Lehe.
Where did Adolf Butenandt study?
Adolf Butenandt was educated at University of Marburg, University of Göttingen.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Adolf Butenandt · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q5327 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Bad Schachen Porträt; Adolf Butenandt - W134Nr.020182c - Willy Pragher (cropped).jpg by Willy Pragher (CC BY 3.0 de)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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