# Heinrich Otto Wieland

_German Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1877-1957)_

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> Heinrich Otto Wieland was a German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 June 1877 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76610#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Pforzheim ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76610#P19))
- **Died:** 5 August 1957 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76610#P570))
- **Place of death:** Starnberg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76610#P20))
- **Citizenship:** German Empire; Weimar Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76610#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76610#P106))
- **Education:** LMU Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76610#P69))
- **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; Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics; Theodor Frerichs Prize; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Goethe Medal for Art and Science; Silliman Memorial Lectures ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76610#P166))

## Questions

**When was Heinrich Otto Wieland born?**  
Heinrich Otto Wieland was born on 4 June 1877 in Pforzheim.

**Where did Heinrich Otto Wieland study?**  
Heinrich Otto Wieland was educated at LMU Munich.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Heinrich Otto Wieland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Otto_Wieland) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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