Paul Karrer

Paul Karrer, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1889-04-21 in Moscow, Russia

Gender: male

Field: Swiss organic chemist (1889–1971)

Biography

Paul Karrer was a Swiss organic chemist best known for his research on vitamins. He and British chemist Norman Haworth won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1937.

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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1937

Awarded on: 1937-11-11

"for his investigations on carotenoids, flavins and vitamins A and B2"

Affiliations:

  • University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland