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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Chemistry (180) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1930s (56) 1939 (5) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1900s (92) 1903 (12) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, central (101) Germany (84) Bremerhaven (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1990s (82) 1995 (10) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, central (62) Germany (56) Munich (9) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name A-D (182) A (79) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name A-D (195) B (80) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name A-D (94) A (39) Adolf (2) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 30 - 39 (40) 37 (3) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Life Scientists (181) Biological Scientists (181) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, central (117) Germany (98) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University Europe (232) Europe, central (70) Germany (64) Berlin (10) Berlin University (7) Max Planck Society (22) Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (4) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, central (165) Germany (154) Berlin (62) Humboldt University of Berlin (56) Long-term academic staff (20) Göttingen (44) University of Göttingen (44) Alumni (20) Marburg (10) University of Marburg (10) Alumni (6) Munich (51) University of Munich (42) Long-term academic staff (12) Tübingen (11) University of Tübingen (11) Long-term academic staff (5) Europe, eastern (13) Poland (12) Breslau (11) University of Wrocław (University of Breslau) (11) Long-term academic staff (6) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships A-D (656) B (102) Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (67) E-P (571) F (89) French Academy of Sciences (89) G (195) German Academy of Sciences at Berlin (32) German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (179) R-T (460) R (448) Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences (54) Royal Society (294) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards A-B (362) A (285) August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (12) B (132) Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (25) Bavarian Order of Merit (7) C-D (404) C (272) Carus medal (8) E-F (439) E (135) Emil-Fischer Medal (5) Ernst Hellmut Vits Award (4) F (394) Fresenius Prize (5) G-H (389) G (254) Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (5) Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1) H (196) Harnack medal (4) O-P (364) P (242) Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (65) complete name: Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt nobel prize: chemistry award year: 1939 together with: Leopold Ružička prize share: Prize share: 1/2 rational: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1939 was divided equally between Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt "for his work on sex hormones" and Leopold Ruzicka "for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Adolf family name: Butenandt occupation: politician occupation: chemist occupation: university teacher occupation: biochemist field of work: biochemistry field of work: organic chemistry work location: University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany description: Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government policy, but accepted it in 1949 after World War II. He was President of the Max Planck Society from 1960 to 1972. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1939. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1939/summary/> date birth: 1903 date death: 1995 usual name: Adolf Butenandt
