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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1945
Artturi Virtanen

Artturi Virtanen - Facts

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen

Born: 15 January 1895, Helsinki, Russian Empire (now Finland)

Died: 11 November 1973, Helsinki, Finland

Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Prize motivation: "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method"

Field: Agricultural chemistry

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