In 1939, Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 24 March 1903 Lehe, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire.
Died: 18 January 1995 (aged 91) Munich, Germany.
Nationality: German.
Education: RWTH Aachen University of Munich.
Awards: Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1939), Kriegsverdienstkreuz (1942).
Fields: Organic and biochemistry.
