Richard Kuhn

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Richard Kuhn
Born
Richard Johann Kuhn

(1900-12-03)3 December 1900
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died31 July 1967(1967-07-31) (aged 66)
Heidelberg, West Germany
NationalityGermany, Austria
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
University of Munich
Known forCarotenoids and Vitamins[1]
Isoalloxazine
Total synthesis of riboflavin and Vitamin B6
Soman
Kuhn–Winterstein reaction
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Heidelberg

Richard Johann Kuhn (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈkuːn] ⓘ; 3 December 1900 – 31 July 1967) was an Austrian-German biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1938 "for his work on carotenoids and vitamins".

  1. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1938".