# Adolf Windaus

_German chemist (1876–1959)_

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> Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus was a German chemist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his work on sterols and their relation to vitamins. He was the doctoral advisor of Adolf Butenandt who also won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 25 December 1876 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Berlin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P19))
- **Died:** 9 June 1959 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P570))
- **Place of death:** Göttingen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P106))
- **Education:** Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; University of Freiburg; Französisches Gymnasium Berlin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P69))
- **Spouse:** Elisabeth Windaus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P26))
- **Positions held:** professor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P39))
- **Awards:** Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Adolf-von-Baeyer Gold Medal; Goethe Medal for Art and Science; honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77142#P166))

## Questions

**When was Adolf Windaus born?**  
Adolf Windaus was born on 25 December 1876 in Berlin.

**What positions has Adolf Windaus held?**  
Positions held by Adolf Windaus include: professor.

**Where did Adolf Windaus study?**  
Adolf Windaus was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Freiburg, Französisches Gymnasium Berlin.

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- [Wikipedia (English): Adolf Windaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Windaus) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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- [Image: Windaus.jpg (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Windaus.jpg)

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