Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish-Swiss chemist (1897-1996) · Switzerland · Scientists · Died at 99
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Something wrong?He isolated cortisone, the hormone that would revolutionize treatment of inflammatory disease and autoimmune conditions - work that earned him the 1950 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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16. Tagung 1966 Mediziner; Im Vortragsaal- M. v. Ardenne, Tadeus Reichstein - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 080774c
16. Tagung 1966 Mediziner; Im Vortragsaal- M. v. Ardenne, Tadeus Reichstein - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 080774d
16. Tagung 1966 Mediziner; Maikäferrede- Werner Forßmann, Tadeus Reichstein - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 080784b
17. Tagung 1967 Chemiker; Eröffnungsfeier- Frau Staudinger, Tadeus Reichstein - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 083723b_-_LABW_-_Staatsarchiv_Freiburg_W_134_Nr._083723d.jpeg?width=1200)
17. Tagung 1967 Chemiker; Eröffnungsfeier- Frau Staudinger, Tadeus Reichstein, vorn Leopold Ruzicka; dahinter (W. F. Drury ?) - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 083723d_-_LABW_-_Staatsarchiv_Freiburg_W_134_Nr._083723c.jpeg?width=1200)
17. Tagung 1967 Chemiker; Eröffnungsfeier- Frau Staudinger, Tadeus Reichstein, vorn Leopold Ruzicka; hinten (W. F. Drury ?) - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 083723c.JPG?width=1200)
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Tadeusz Reichstein was born in Poland on 20 July 1897 and later became a Swiss citizen, building his career in chemistry across borders. His research zeroed in on the adrenal cortex, where he succeeded in isolating cortisone - a breakthrough that opened the door to steroid therapy and transformed medicine's ability to manage conditions once considered untreatable. The Nobel committee recognized him in 1950 for that achievement. He continued working for decades after, dying in Switzerland on 1 August 1996 at ninety-nine.
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