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Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt Biography and Timeline

Follow Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt through 2 dated historical records for Germany.

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Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records

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1939–1960Years on this page

1939

Nobel Prize

Stockholm · Science / Chemistry

Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on sex hormones.

1960

President of Germany

President of Max Planck Institute · Science / Chemistry

Appointed President of the Max Planck Institute

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