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Heinrich Wieland

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Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877-1957) was a German chemist awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the structure of bile acids. His work clarified the chemical composition of these compounds, which are central to digestion and to steroid chemistry more broadly.

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Chemistry 1
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1877 1
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1. Heinrich Otto Wieland (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia 'Heinrich Otto Wieland': stated occupation/field in article intro, checked 2026-09-27
  • Wikipedia 'Heinrich Otto Wieland': infobox birth_date, checked 2026-09-27
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead sentence
    Heinrich Otto Wieland (; 4 June 1877-5 August 1957) was a German chemist.
  • Member Of: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Infobox: workplaces
    Technical University of Munich 1913-1921, University of Freiburg 1921-25, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 1925-
  • Member Of: University of Freiburg, Infobox: workplaces
    Technical University of Munich 1913-1921, University of Freiburg 1921-25, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 1925-
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