In 1915, Richard Willstätter won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 13 August 1872 Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire.
Died: 3 August 1942 (aged 69) Muralto, Locarno, Switzerland.
Nationality: German.
Education: University of Munich.
Known as: Organic chemistry.
Awards: Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1915), Faraday Lectureship Prize (1927), Davy Medal (1932), Willard Gibbs Award (1933), Fellow of the Royal Society.
Fields: Physical chemistry.