Richard Willstätter
German chemist (1872–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Martin Willstätter FRS(For) HFRSE[2] (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvɪlˌʃtɛtɐ] ⓘ, 13 August 1872 – 3 August 1942) was a German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Willstätter invented paper chromatography following the initial description of the separation technique by Mikhail Tsvet.[3][4]
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Born | Richard Martin Willstätter 13 August 1872 |
Died | 3 August 1942(1942-08-03) (aged 69) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Munich |
Known for | Organic chemistry |
Spouse(s) | Sophie Leser (1903–1908; her death; 2 children)[1] |
Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1915) Faraday Lectureship Prize (1927) Davy Medal (1932) Willard Gibbs Award (1933) Fellow of the Royal Society[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical chemistry |
Institutions | University of Munich ETH Zürich University of Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm Institute |
Doctoral advisor | Alfred Einhorn, Adolf von Baeyer[citation needed] |
Doctoral students | Jean Piccard |
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