Biography of Richard Willstätter

Richard Willstätter (* 13. August 1872 in Karlsruhe; † 3. August 1942 in Muralto) was a deutscher Chemiker und Nobelpreisträger. He was 69 years old. He had at least 1 child (1 daughter). He studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. He worked at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, ETH Zurich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Kaiser Wilhelm Society and University of Zurich. He received 10 awards, including Faraday Lectureship Prize, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Muralto Cemetery.