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Richard Willstätter

Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1942)

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Born
August 13, 1872
Died
August 3, 1942
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1872

About Richard Willstätter

Richard Martin Willstätter FRS(For) HFRSE was a German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Thirty million were manufactured by 1917 and Willstätter was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class. Richard Martin Willstätter FRS(For) HFRSE (German pronunciation:, 13 August 1872 – 3 August 1942) was a German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

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  1. Richard Martin Willstätter FRS(For) HFRSE (German pronunciation:, 13 August 1872 – 3 August 1942) was a German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
  2. Thirty million were manufactured by 1917 and Willstätter was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class.

The world when Richard Willstätter was born

Richard Willstätter was born in 1872. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1872

  • Best-selling bookAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineYellowstone established as first national park
  • Technology milestoneCelluloid (first plastic) manufacturing begins
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population40.2M

1872 versus 2026

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Measure18722026
Population40.2M341 million

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