Richard Willstätter
Richard Willstätter | |
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| Born | Richard Martin Willstätter 13 August 1872 |
| Died | 3 August 1942 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Known for | Organic chemistry |
| Spouse(s) | Sophie Leser (1903–1908; her death; 2 children) |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1915) Faraday Lectureship Prize (1927) Davy Medal (1932) Willard Gibbs Award (1933) Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Munich ETH Zürich University of Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred Einhorn, Adolf von Baeyer |
| Doctoral students | Jean Piccard |
Richard Martin Willstätter FRS(For) HFRSE (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvɪlˌʃtɛtɐ] ⓘ, 13 August 1872 – 3 August 1942) was a German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.