Fritz Pregl

Fritz Pregl, born Friedrich Raimund Michael Pregl in 1869 in Ljubljana, was a chemist, physician, professor, and pharmacist. He held citizenship in Austria, Cisleithania, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Pregl was educated at the University of Graz and studied under Wilhelm Ostwald and Emil Fischer. His professional career included positions at the University of Graz and the University of Innsbruck, and he was a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Pregl received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Lieben Prize. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His notable works include *Quantitative organic microanalysis* and *Pregl-Roth Quantitative organische Mikroanalyse*. He spoke Slovene, English, and German. Pregl died in Graz in 1930.