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Vladimir Prelog

Bosnian-Swiss chemist (1906-1998)

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Vladimir Prelog was a Croatian-Swiss organic chemist who received the 1975 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his research into the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions. Prelog was born, and spent his infancy, in Sarajevo, and youth in Zagreb, Osijek and Prague. He later lived and worked in Prague, Zagreb and Zürich.

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Born
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Place of birth
Sarajevo wd
Died
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Place of death
Zurich wd
Citizenship
Austria–Hungary, Kingdom of Yugoslavia wd
Occupation
chemist, university teacher, engineer wd
Education
III Gymnasium Osijek, Czech Technical University in Prague wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1975)
  • August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (1967)
  • Marcel Benoist Prize (1964)
  • Centenary Prize (1949)
  • Davy Medal (1967)
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb
  • honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science
  • honorary citizen of Sarajevo
  • honorary citizen of Osijek (1994)
  • Order of Danica Hrvatska
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1962)
  • Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry (1969)
  • Paracelsus Prize (1976)
  • Robert Robinson Award (1968)
  • doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1963)

Questions

When was Vladimir Prelog born?
Vladimir Prelog was born on 23 July 1906 in Sarajevo.
Where did Vladimir Prelog study?
Vladimir Prelog was educated at III Gymnasium Osijek, Czech Technical University in Prague.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Vladimir Prelog · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q83501 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Vladimir Prelog ETH-Bib Portr 00214.jpg by ETH Zürich (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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