Science · 1872–1942

Richard Willstätter

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who identified the structure of chlorophyll

Did you know?He resigned from the University of Munich in the 1920s to protest against rising antisemitism.

Richard Martin Willstätter FRS(For) HFRSE (German pronunciation:, 13 August 1872 – 3 August 1942) was a German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

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Age at death: 69
Years since death: 84

Born: August 13, 1872 · Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: August 3, 1942
Cause of death: Myocardial infarction
Nationality: German
Known for: Science

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Spouse: Sophie Leser
Child: Margarete Willstätter

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