Biography of Leopold Ružička

Leopold Ružička (* 13. September 1887 in Vukovar; † 26. September 1976 in Mammern) was a schweizer Chemiker und Nobelpreisträger. He was 89 years old. His education included III Gymnasium Osijek and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. He worked at Utrecht University and ETH Zurich. He received 7 awards, including Faraday Lectureship Prize, Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was buried at Fluntern Cemetery.