Biography of Vladimir Prelog

Vladimir Prelog (* 23. July 1906 in Sarajevo; † 7. January 1998 in Zurich) was a schweizer Chemiker und Nobelpreisträger. He was 91 years old. His education included III Gymnasium Osijek and Czech Technical University in Prague. He worked at Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry and ETH Zurich. He received 10 awards, including Nobel Prize in Chemistry, August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal. He was buried at Mirogoj Cemetery.