# Richard Kuhn

_Austrian-German biochemist (1900-1967)_

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> Richard Johann Kuhn was an Austrian-German biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1938 "for his work on carotenoids and vitamins".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 December 1900 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Vienna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483#P19))
- **Died:** 31 July 1967 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483#P570))
- **Place of death:** Heidelberg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Cisleithania; Nazi Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; chemist; university teacher; physician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483#P106))
- **Education:** University of Vienna; LMU Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483#P69))
- **Positions held:** professor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483#P39))
- **Awards:** Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt; Emil-von-Behring-Prize; Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize; Wilhelm Exner Medal; Cothenius Medal; Adolf-von-Baeyer Gold Medal; honorary doctor of the University of Vienna; Centenary Prize; Prize of the City of Vienna for Natural Sciences; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art; honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483#P166))

## Questions

**When was Richard Kuhn born?**  
Richard Kuhn was born on 3 December 1900 in Vienna.

**What positions has Richard Kuhn held?**  
Positions held by Richard Kuhn include: professor.

**Where did Richard Kuhn study?**  
Richard Kuhn was educated at University of Vienna, LMU Munich.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Richard Kuhn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Kuhn) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q78483](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78483) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Richard Kuhn ETH-Bib Dia 248-065.jpg by ETH Zürich (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Kuhn_ETH-Bib_Dia_248-065.jpg)

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"Richard Kuhn". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/richard-kuhn. Retrieved 15 November 2026.