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Reichstein, Tadeus
(b. Wloclawek, Poland, 20 July ; d. Basel, Switzerland, 1 August ), chemistry, chemical engineering, organic chemistry, pharmacy, corticosteroids, vitamin C.
Reichstein was amongst the leading scientists in organic chemistry in the twentieth century.
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With his synthesis of Vitamin C by using microorganisms he combined chemical and biological methods, and thus introduced patterns that became standard in modern biotechnology. In he received the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the chemical structure of the corticosteroids, opening up an avenue leading to the uses of cortisone and other hormones as pharmaceuticals.
Early YearsTadeus Reichstein was born on 20 July in Wloclawek (at that time in the Russian part of Poland) as the oldest of five sons of Jewish parents.
His father’s name was Isidor Reichstein. His mother, Gustava Brochmann, was descended from a respected Wloclawek family.
Following studies at the Technical Institute in St. Petersburg, which wa