In 1938, Richard Kuhn won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 3 December 1900 Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
Died: 1 August 1967 (aged 66) Heidelberg, West Germany.
Nationality: Germany, Austria.
Education: University of Vienna, University of Munich.
Known as: Carotenoids and Vitamins.
Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1938), Goethe Prize (1942), Wilhelm Exner Medal (1952), Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1958).
Fields: Chemistry.