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25th anniversary of death - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1992 - 7 Shilling

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25th anniversary of death - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1992 - 7 Shilling


Theme: Well-known people
CountryAustria / II. Republic of Austria
Issue Date1992
Face Value7.00 
Colorblack red
Printing TypePhotogravure
Stamp TypeCommemorative
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number1401
Chronological ChapterOOS-OE2
SID476966
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Born in Vienna on December 3, 1900, Kuhn began studying chemistry at the University of Vienna immediately after the First World War. At the age of 22, he graduated summa cum laude. His doctoral thesis dealt with the role of enzymes in carbohydrate metabolism. The enzyme chemistry also remained the scientific focus of his work in the following decades. In 1929, at the instigation of Rudolf Krehl, he was appointed Director of the Department of Chemistry at the newly founded Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg (today Max Plank Institute). In 1937 he took over the overall management of the institute and in 1939 the Nobel Committee in Stockholm decided to award the Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Richard Kuhn for his "Work on Carotenoids and Vitamins". Due to the political situation, the awarding of the prize was not possible until 1949. The great naturalist and enthusiastic teacher died on July 31, 1967 in Heidelberg.

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Born in Vienna on December 3, 1900, Kuhn began studying chemistry at the University of Vienna immediately after the First World War. At the age of 22, he graduated summa cum laude. His doctoral thesis dealt with the role of enzymes in carbohydrate metabolism. The enzyme chemistry also remained the scientific focus of his work in the following decades. In 1929, at the instigation of Rudolf Krehl, he was appointed Director of the Department of Chemistry at the newly founded Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg (today Max Plank Institute). In 1937 he took over the overall management of the institute and in 1939 the Nobel Committee in Stockholm decided to award the Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Richard Kuhn for his "Work on Carotenoids and Vitamins". Due to the political situation, the awarding of the prize was not possible until 1949. The great naturalist and enthusiastic teacher died on July 31, 1967 in Heidelberg..