Hans von Euler-Chelpin

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Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin (1873 - 1964)

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Birthplace: Augsburg, Bayern, Deutschland (Germany)
Death: November 06, 1964 (91)
Stockholm, Sverige (Sweden)
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Son of Rigas von Euler-Chelpin and Gabriele Furtner
Husband of Beth af Ugglas
Ex-husband of Astrid Maria Cleve
Father of Rolf Sebastian Ugglas von Euler-Chelpin; Private; Curt Leonhard Ugglas von Euler-Chelpin; Jan von Euler-Chelpin; Sten Hansson von Euler-Chelpin and 4 others

Occupation: Nobelpristagare, professor, Med dr. Nobelpristagare 1929
Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry '29
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About Hans von Euler-Chelpin

Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin (15 February 1873 – 6 November 1964) was a German-born Swedish biochemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Arthur Harden for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes.

He was professor of general and organic chemistry at Stockholm University 1906-1941 and director of its Institute for organic-chemical research 1938-1948.

von Euler-Chelpin was married to the botanist and geologist Astrid Cleve (daughter of the Uppsala chemist Per Teodor Cleve) and was the fourth grandson of the third cousin of Leonhard Euler and father of Ulf von Euler, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970.

Tysk-svensk kemist och Nobelpristagare i kemi år 1929. Han skrev sig själv ofta Hans Euler.

Han var i Sverige verksam vid Stockholms högskola, från 1906 som professor. Under första världskriget tjänstgjorde han som tysk officer, först i artilleriet och sedan i flygtjänst.

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Hans von Euler-Chelpin's Timeline

1873
February 15, 1873
Augsburg, Bayern, Deutschland (Germany)
1903
October 18, 1903
1905
February 7, 1905
Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sverige (Sweden)
1907
April 4, 1907
1908
June 24, 1908
1910
February 4, 1910
Adolf Fredrik, Stockholm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
1914
February 19, 1914