Richard Kuhn
Richard Kuhn | |
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| Born | Richard Johann Kuhn 3 December 1900 |
| Died | 31 July 1967 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Germany, Austria |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna University of Munich |
| Known for | Carotenoids and Vitamins Isoalloxazine Total synthesis of riboflavin and Vitamin B6 Soman Kuhn–Winterstein reaction |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University 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".