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Hans von Euler-Chelpin

Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who studied sugar fermentation

Did you know?He was a direct descendant of Leonhard Euler, one of the most influential mathematicians in history.

Hans Karl August Simon Euler-Chelpin, since 28 July 1884 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 enzymes.

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Age at death
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