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Leopold Ružička

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Leopold Ružička

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Also known as Leopold Ruzicka, L.S. Ruzicka

Croatian scientist (1887-1976)

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Leopold Ružička was a male individual from Czechia, born on September 13, 1887, and died on September 26, 1976. He is recognized as a Nobel Laureate, with one award recorded in the Nobel Chemistry collection. His work is also acknowledged in the collections of the Royal Society and the American Academy Arts Sciences.

Ružička is associated with five works according to Crossref data. Open Library lists two specific titles, including "Über Phenylmethylketen" and "Gemälde der Ruzicka-Stiftung." His name appears in the Royal Society collection, the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, and the Nobel Laureates collection.

Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Nobel Prize, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1887
Died
1976
Works
2

Top works

  • Über Phenylmethylketen
  • Gemälde der Ruzicka-Stiftung

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Czechia
Active from
1950-01-14

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1939

    for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes

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Encyclopedic overview

Leopold Ružička ForMemRS (pronounced [rǔʒitʃka]; born Lavoslav Stjepan Ružička; 13 September 1887 – 26 September 1976) was a Croatian-Swiss scientist and joint winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes" "including the first chemical synthesis of male sex hormones." He worked most of his life in Switzerland, and received eight doctorates honoris causa in science, medicine, and law; seven prizes and medals; and twenty-four honorary memberships in chemical, biochemical, and other scientific societies.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leopold Ružička” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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