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Copley Medal
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Tadeusz Reichstein
1897-07-08 – 1996-08-01
Life & Legacy
Tadeusz Reichstein (20 July 1897 – 1 August 1996), also known as Tadeus Reichstein, was a Polish-Swiss chemist and a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (1950), which was awarded for his work on the isolation of cortisone.
Occupation & Career
chemist, physician, botanist, university teacher, scientist, botanical collector, ordinary professor
Education
ETH Zurich
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Copley Medal; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Marcel Benoist Prize; Centenary Prize; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh; doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh · Centenary Prize · Copley Medal · doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris · Foreign Member of the Royal Society · Marcel Benoist Prize · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Employer
University of Basel
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · National Academy of Sciences · Polish Academy of Sciences · Polish Biochemical Society · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium · Royal Society of London
Education & Institutions
ETH Zurich
Verified Legacy Record
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Marcel Benoist Prize
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Centenary Prize
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Foreign Member of the Royal Society
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Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh
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doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
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Family Father
Isidor Reichstein
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Family Mother
Gustawa Brockmann
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Family Spouse
Henriette Louise Quarles van Ufford
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Sources & Provenance
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