Who was Hans von Euler-Chelpin?
Hans von Euler-Chelpin was a German-born Swedish biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 for his investigations into sugar fermentation and enzymes. He served as a professor of general and organic chemistry at Stockholm University and directed its Institute for organic-chemical research. His scientific lineage includes a marriage to chemist Astrid Cleve and fathering Nobel laureate Ulf von Euler.
What we know
- Hans von Euler-Chelpin won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Arthur Harden for investigations on sugar fermentation and enzymes. [2]
- He was a professor of general and organic chemistry at Stockholm University from 1906 to 1941 and directed its Institute for organic-chemical research from 1938 to 1948. [2]
- He married chemist Astrid Cleve, who was the daughter of Uppsala chemist Per Teodor Cleve. [2]
- His son, Ulf von Euler, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970. [2, 3]
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- compared withWho was Arthur Harden?
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- whoWho was Astrid Cleve?
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- whereWhat is Stockholm University's history in chemistry research?
- an unexpected connectionHow is Hans von Euler-Chelpin connected to Leonhard Euler?Hans von Euler-Chelpin was distantly related to the famous mathematician Leonhard Euler.
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- [1]Hans von Euler-Chelpin (Wikidata Q76613) · CC0 1.0
- [2]Hans von Euler-Chelpin · CC BY-SA 4.0
- [3]Ulf von Euler · CC BY-SA 4.0
- [4]Astrid Cleve · CC BY-SA 4.0
- [5]Max Planck · CC BY-SA 4.0
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