In 1928, Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 25 December 1876 Berlin, German Empire.
Died: 9 June 1959 (aged 82) Göttingen, West Germany.
Nationality: German.
Education: University of Berlin, University of Freiburg, University of Göttingen.
Known as: Synthesis of vitamin D.
Awards: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (1952), Goethe Medal (1941), Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1928).
Fields: Organic chemistry biochemistry.
