Heinrich Otto Wieland

Heinrich Otto Wieland (June 4, 1877 - August 5, 1957) was a German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids.

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June 4 - 1877 - August 5 - 1957 - German - Chemist - 1927 - Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Bile acid

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In 1917 he succeeded Adolf von Baeyer as Chemistry Professor at the University of Munich.

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1917 - Adolf von Baeyer - University of Munich

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Wieland tried successfully to protect people, especially jewish students, who were "racially burdened" after the Nuremberg Laws. Students who were expelled because they were "racially burdened" could stay in the group of Heinrich Wieland as laborants or as "Gäste des Geheimrats" (guests of the privy councillor). After collecting money for the widow of Kurt Huber, Clara Huber, Hans Leipelt, a student of Wieland, was sentenced to death.

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Nuremberg Laws - Kurt Huber - Hans Leipelt

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