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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.

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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
Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    · 2018 · cited 10,998x

  2. Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue

    · 1994 · cited 10,099x

  3. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    · 2018 · cited 6,194x

  4. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    · 2016 · cited 4,417x

  5. [12] Assays of glutathione peroxidase

    · 1984 · cited 3,899x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1939

    “for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Stephen
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Vukovar
Place of death
Mammern
Occupation
university teacher
Educated at
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Employer
ETH Zurich
Languages spoken
Croatian
Doctoral advisor
Hermann Staudinger
Student of
Hermann Staudinger
Field of work
biochemistry
Image
Lavoslav Ružićka 1939.jpg
Work location
Zurich
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member of
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
place of burial
Fluntern Cemetery
Commons category
Leopold Ružička
date of birth
1887-09-13
date of death
1976-09-26
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
name in native language
Lavoslav (Leopold) Ružička
interested in
chemistry
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Zurich
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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

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