Tadeusz Reichstein

Tadeusz Reichstein
Born(1897-07-20)20 July 1897
Włocławek, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died1 August 1996(1996-08-01) (aged 99)
Basel, Switzerland
NationalityPolish, Swiss
CitizenshipPoland, Switzerland
Known forcortisone
SpouseHenriette Louise Quarles van Ufford (m. 1927; 1 child)
AwardsMarcel Benoist Prize (1947)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1950)
Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1951)
Centenary Prize (1952)
Copley Medal (1968)

Tadeusz Reichstein (20 July 1897 – 1 August 1996), also known as Tadeus Reichstein, was a Polish-Swiss chemist and a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (1950), which was awarded for his work on the isolation of cortisone.

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