The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1939
Awarded on: 1939-11-09
"for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes"
Affiliations:
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) – Zurich, Switzerland
Leopold Ruzicka
Born: 1887-09-13 in Vukovar, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
Gender: male
Field: Croatian-Swiss chemist (1887–1976)
Biography
Leopold Ružička was a Croatian-Swiss scientist and joint winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes" "including the first chemical synthesis of male sex hormones." He worked most of his life in Switzerland, and received eight doctorates honoris causa in science, medicine, and law; seven prizes and medals; and twenty-four honorary memberships in chemical, biochemical, and other scientific societies.