1939 CE
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1939
Nobel Prizes · Chemistry
The 1939 award linked this prize to Adolf Butenandt and Leopold Ruzicka. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized. Adolf Hitler’s regime prevented Adolf Butenandt from accepting the prize at the time; he later received the diploma and medal, but not the prize amount.
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Recipient of this award: Adolf Butenandt
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