Adolf Butenandt

Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (March 24, 1903 – January 18, 1995) was a German biochemist. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his work on sex hormones.

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• http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/1939/butenandt-bio.html
• his work on sex hormones. (Caused by the authorities of his country to decline the award but later received the diploma and the medal).

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