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Hans von Euler-Chelpin
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Euler-Chelpin, May 1934
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Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin
15 February 1873 Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
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| Died | 6 November 1964 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | German-Swedish |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin |
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| Children | 9 (including Ulf von Euler) |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1929) |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Stockholm |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Friedheim |
| Other academic advisors | Emil Fischer |
Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin (born February 15, 1873 – died November 6, 1964) was a scientist who studied biochemistry. He was born in Germany but later became a Swedish citizen. In 1929, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Arthur Harden. They won for their important work on how sugar ferments and the role of enzymes in this process.
Euler-Chelpin was a professor of chemistry at Stockholm University from 1906 to 1941. He also directed a research institute there. He was distantly related to the famous mathematician Leonhard Euler. His first wife, Astrid Cleve, was also a chemist. Their son, Ulf von Euler, later won his own Nobel Prize in 1970.
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About Hans von Euler-Chelpin
Hans von Euler-Chelpin was born in Augsburg, Germany. His father was a soldier who later became a general. Hans spent much of his childhood with his grandmother. He went to school in Augsburg, Würzburg, and Ulm.
Early Studies and Interests
After serving in the army for a year, Hans first became interested in art. He studied painting in Munich from 1891 to 1893. But then, he decided to study science. He went to the University of Berlin to study chemistry and physics. He earned his doctorate degree in 1895.
In 1899, Euler-Chelpin started teaching at the Royal University in Stockholm. He visited the lab of Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, a famous scientist who inspired him.
Moving to Sweden and Family Life
In 1902, Hans von Euler-Chelpin became a Swedish citizen. He still kept his German citizenship. In 1906, he became a full professor of chemistry at Stockholm University.
He was married twice. His first wife was Astrid Cleve, who was the first Swedish woman to get a science doctorate. They had five children together. In 1913, he married Elisabeth "Beth" Baroness af Ugglas. She also helped him with some of his research. They had four children.
His son, Ulf von Euler, became a well-known scientist. Ulf won a Nobel Prize in 1970 for his research on brain chemicals. Hans von Euler-Chelpin also wrote books about cancer research. He passed away in Stockholm in 1964 when he was 91 years old.
Winning the Nobel Prize
In 1929, Hans von Euler-Chelpin and Arthur Harden shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Their research focused on how sugar turns into alcohol through a process called alcoholic fermentation. They also studied the role of enzymes in this process.
Arthur Harden had been studying how bacteria cause alcoholic fermentation since 1903. He found that an enzyme called zymase only works when it teams up with another helper molecule called a coenzyme.
Euler-Chelpin explained in detail how sugar ferments and how these fermentation enzymes work. His explanations helped scientists understand important processes. For example, his work helped explain how our muscles get energy.
See also
In Spanish: Hans von Euler-Chelpin para niños
