Hans von Euler-Chelpin

Who is this?

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. He was a professor of general and organic chemistry at Stockholm University (1906–1941) and the director of its Institute for organic-chemical research (1938–1948). Euler-Chelpin was distantly related to Leonhard Euler. He married chemist Astrid Cleve, the daughter of the Uppsala chemist Per Teodor Cleve. In 1970, their son Ulf von Euler, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Career

1. 1873
   Born
2. 1922
   Member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
3. 1929
   Won Nobel Prize in Chemistry
4. 1943
   Won Goethe Medal for Art and Science
5. 1964
   Passed away
6. Member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
7. Member of German Academy of Sciences at Berlin
8. Won Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
9. Won honorary doctor of the University of Zurich
10. Won Honorary doctor at the University of Bern

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Augsburg
• •Citizenship: Germany, Sweden
• •Known as: biochemist, chemist, university teacher, military personnel
• •Spouse: Astrid Cleve