Adolf Windaus

Also known as Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus

German chemist (1876–1959)

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Adolf Windaus was a German chemist who lived from 1876 to 1959 and made important discoveries in understanding the chemical structure of cholesterol and related compounds. His work was significant enough to earn him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, advancing scientific knowledge of sterols and their role in living organisms.

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Born: 1876
Died: 1959
Works: 4

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Über Cholesterin
Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Digitalisstoffe
Ueber Cholesterin
Biochemisches Handlexikon : V. Band

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1699-03-25
Active to: 1783-12-23

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Untersuchungen uber die Harnstoffbildung im Tierkörper
· 1932 · cited 2,809x
Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children
· 2011 · cited 2,380x
Ueber Diffusion
· 1855 · cited 2,085x
The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC
· 2008 · cited 1,652x
Comparison of Mortality Associated with Methicillin‐Resistant and Methicillin‐Susceptible<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Bacteremia: A Meta‐analysis
· 2003 · cited 1,569x

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Commons category: Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus
date of death: 1959-06-09
date of birth: 1876-12-25
Commons gallery: Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus
name in native language: Adolf Windaus

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Adolf Windaus' grave in Göttingen Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus ( German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈvɪndaʊs] ; 25 December 1876 – 9 June 1959) was a German chemist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his work on sterols and their relation to vitamins. He was the doctoral advisor of Adolf Butenandt who also won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939.

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