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Tadeusz Reichstein
1897 – 1996
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryTadeusz Reichstein, 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 8, 1897
Włocławek
Date of death
August 1, 1996
Basel
Citizenship
Switzerland · Poland
Occupations & fields
chemistphysicianbotanistuniversity teacherscientistbotanical collector
Awards & honours
Copley MedalNobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineMarcel Benoist PrizeCentenary PrizeForeign Member of the Royal SocietyCameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh
- Field and occupation
- chemik z Švajčiarsko
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