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Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈbuːtənant] ⓘ; 24 March 1903 – 18 January 1995) was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones ."
Adolf Butenandt (born March 24, 1903, Bremerhaven-Lehe, Germany—died January 18, 1995, Munich) was a German biochemist who, with Leopold Ruzicka, was awarded the 1939 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on sex hormones.
Adolf Butenandt was a German chemist who isolated and synthesized sex hormones, such as testosterone and progesterone. He also studied the interrelationships and carcinogenic properties of the sex hormones and received many honours and distinctions for his work.
Jan 18, 1995 · Adolf Butenandt was a German biochemist who studied sex hormones and won the Nobel Prize for his work. He determined the structure of estrogen and androsterone, and produced the first pure male sex hormone.
The 1939 Nobel Prize in chemistry was shared by the German biochemist Adolf Friedrich J. Butenandt and the Croatian-Swiss chemist Leopold Ruzicka (1887-1976) for work on sex hormones, although these scientists worked independently of each other.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1939 was divided equally between Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt "for his work on sex hormones" and Leopold Ruzicka "for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes"
Jan 19, 1995 · Adolf Butenandt, a German scientist whose pioneering work on sex hormones earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939, died today in Munich at the age of 91. His death came after a long...
