In 1975, Vladimir Prelog won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 23 July 1906.
Died: 7 January 1998.
Nationality: Croats of Switzerland.
Education: Czech Technical University in Prague (Sc.D, 1929).
Known as: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Conformational analysis, Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules, Prelog strain, Klyne-Prelog system, Prelog’s rule, Prelog-Djerassi lactone.
Awards: Centenary Prize (1949), ForMemRS (1962), Marcel Benoist Prize (1964), Davy Medal (1967), Paul Karrer Gold Medal (1974), Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1975), Chirality Medal (1992).
Fields: Biochemistry.
