1938 AD
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1938
Nobel Prizes · Chemistry
The 1938 award linked this prize to Richard Kuhn. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized. Adolf Hitler’s regime prevented Richard Kuhn from accepting the prize at the time; he later received the diploma and medal, but not the prize amount.
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- 2009-10-05
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Recipient of this award: Richard Kuhn
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