Lavoslav Stjepan Ružička (1887 - 1976)

Born 13 Sep 1887 in Vukovar, Sriem, Hrvatska, Austrija

Died 26 Sep 1976 at age 89 in Mammern, Steckborn, Thurgau, Švicarska

Biografija

Leopold Ružička is Notable.

Lavoslav Stjepan Ružička rođen je u Vukovaru (koji je tada bio dio Austro-Ugarske) 13. rujna 1887. Bio je sin Stjepana Ružičke i Amalije Sever.

Lavoslavu je otac umro kad je imao četiri godine, a majka je obitelj preselila u Osijek. Studirao je u Karlsruheu u Njemačkoj i stekao doktorat iz kemije 1910. Zatim se preselio u Zürich u Švicarskoj i promijenio svoje ime u Leopold.

Leopold je oženio Annu Hausmann 1912. Dobio je švicarsko državljanstvo 1917.

Leopld je 1939. godine dobio Nobelovu nagradu za kemiju.

Leopold je oženio Gertrud Acklin 1951.

Leopold je umro u Mammernu u Švicarskoj 26. rujna 1976. i pokopan je u Friedhof Flunternu u Zürichu.^[1]

Izvori

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #96896781

Vidi također:

• Wikipedija: Lavoslav Ružička

Biography

Lavoslav Stjepan Ružička was born in Vukovar (which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time) on September 13, 1887. He was the son of Stjepan Ružička and Amalija Sever.

Lavoslav's father died when he was four, and his mother moved the family to Osijek. He studied in Karlsruhe, Germany, and obtained his doctorate in Chemistry in 1910. Then he moved to Zurich, Switzerland, and changed his first name to Leopold.

Leopold married Anna Hausmann in 1912. He obtained Swiss citizenship in 1917.

Leopld was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939.

Leopold married Gertrud Acklin in 1951.

Leopold died in Mammern, Switzerland on September 26, 1976, and was buried in Friedhof Fluntern, Zürich.

Sources

See also:

• Wikipedia: Leopold Ružička