Heinrich Otto Wieland
Heinrich Otto Wieland (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈviːlant] ⓘ; 4 June 1877 – 5 August 1957) was a German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids.
Heinrich Otto Wieland | |
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Heinrich Otto Wieland | |
| Born | 4 June 1877 |
| Died | 5 August 1957 (aged 80) Starnberg, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Known for | Adamsite Bile acids research Barbier–Wieland degradation Wieland-Gumlich aldehyde Wieland rearrangement Wieland test |
| Awards | Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics (1955) Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (1952) Goethe Medal (1942) ForMemRS (1931) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1927) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Technical University of Munich 1913–1921, University of Freiburg 1921–25, University of Munich 1925– |
| Doctoral advisor | Johannes Thiele |
| Doctoral students | Rolf Huisgen, Leopold Horner |
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