Hans von Euler-Chelpin

Who was Hans von Euler-Chelpin?

Hans Karl August Simon Euler-Chelpin, since 28 July 1884 von Euler-Chelpin (15 February 1873 – 6 November 1964), was a German-born Swedish biochemist. He was a professor of general and organic chemistry at Stockholm University (1906–1941) and the director of its Institute for organic-chemical research (1938–1948). He married chemist Astrid Cleve, the daughter of the Uppsala chemist Per Teodor Cleve. Euler-Chelpin was born at Augsburg, Germany to Rigas Georg Sebastian von Euler-Chelpin and Gabriele von Euler-Chelpin (née Furtner). His father was at the time captain in the Royal Bavarian Infantry Guard Regiment (Königlich Bayerisches Infanterie-Leib-Regiment), who was soon transferred to Munich and would finally become a lieutenant general (Generalleutnant). During his childhood, he spent most of his time with his grandmother at Wasserburg am Inn. Hans Karl August Simon Euler-Chelpin, since von Euler-Chelpin, was a German-born Swedish biochemist.

Euler-Chelpin was distantly related to Leonhard Euler.

Historical significance

He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Arthur Harden for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and enzymes. In 1970, their son Ulf von Euler, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.