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Hans von Euler-Chelpin

Swedish scientist (1873-1964)

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Hans Karl August Simon Euler-Chelpin, since 28 July 1884 von Euler-Chelpin, 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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Born
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Place of birth
Augsburg wd
Died
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Place of death
Stockholm wd
Citizenship
Germany, Sweden wd
Occupation
biochemist, chemist, university teacher, military personnel wd
Education
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Würzburg wd
Spouse
Astrid Cleve, Beth von Euler-Chelpin wd

Awards wd

  • Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1929)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Zurich
  • Honorary doctor at the University of Bern
  • Goethe Medal for Art and Science (1943)
  • honorary doctor of Rutgers University
  • honorary doctor of Stockholm University
  • honorary doctor of the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel

Questions

When was Hans von Euler-Chelpin born?
Hans von Euler-Chelpin was born on 15 February 1873 in Augsburg.
Where did Hans von Euler-Chelpin study?
Hans von Euler-Chelpin was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Würzburg.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Hans von Euler-Chelpin · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q76613 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Euler-chelpin.jpg by Nobel Foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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