Vladimir Prelog

Vladimir Prelog (July 23 1906 - January 7 1998) was a renowned chemist from Croatia who worked in Prague, Zagreb and Zurich and who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1975.

Nobel Prize winner

Prelog received the 1975 Nobel Prize for chemistry for his works in the field of natural compounds and stereochemistry, sharing it with the British research chemist John W. Cornforth.

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1975 - Nobel Prize - British - John W. Cornforth

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His scientific opus encompasses more than 400 works. Lecturer of distinctive style and eloquence, he trained many generations of chemists. In 1986, he became an honorary member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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1986 - Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

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