Nationality Germany Fields textile chemistry | Name Helmut Zahn Role Chemist | |
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Institutions RWTH Aachen
University of Heidelberg Alma mater University of Karlsruhe (TH) Known for first synthesis of Insulin Died November 14, 2004, Aachen, Germany Education Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Books The Perm, Chemical Methods for Characterization of Wool at Different Stages of Processing, The Sulfide Chemistry of Hair | ||
Helmut Zahn (* June 13, 1916 in Erlangen; † November 14, 2004 in Aachen) was a German chemist who is often credited as the first to synthesize Insulin in 1963. His results synthesizing insulin were achieved almost simultaneously with that of Panayotis Katsoyannis at the University of Pittsburgh. His work was not honoured by the Nobel prize because in 1958 Frederick Sanger was the first who discovered the chemical structure of Insulin.
Helmut Zahn studied chemistry at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) and received his PhD in 1940. He habilitated at the University of Heidelberg and became director of the Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut at the RWTH Aachen University in 1952.
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