Paul Karrer Summary

Paul Karrer 1889-1971 Swiss chemist who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1937 for determining the three-dimensional structures of numerous organic (carbon-containing) compounds. Karrer was the fir... Read more

Paul Karrer was born in Moscow, Russia, on April 21, 1889, the son of Julie Lerch Karrer and Paul Karrer, a Swiss dentist who was practicing in Russia. At three years of age Karrer and his family retu... Read more

Paul Karrer's long and distinguished career in chemistry included the study of sugars and plant pigments, subjects that led him to the description and synthesis of vitamin A as well as several other v... Read more