Adolf Butenandt
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1939.
Born: 24, Mar, 1903, Bremerhaven-Lehe, Germany
Died: 18, Jan, 1995, Munich, Germany
Prize motivation: "for his work on sex hormones"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut (now Max-Planck-Institut) für Biochemie, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany
Prize share: 1/2