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Nobel Laureates in Chemistry at TUM

The Technical University of Munich has a remarkable legacy in cutting-edge chemical research. Its outstanding contributions have been recognized multiple times with the Nobel Prize—testament to the university’s creativity, innovation, and global impact in the field of chemistry. From groundbreaking structural analyses to pioneering methods of molecular synthesis, TUM continues to shape the chemistry of tomorrow.

Robert Hubert (Nobel Prize 1988)

with Johann Deisenhofer and Hartmut Michel

"for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre"

Ernst Otto Fischer (Nobel Prize 1973)

with Geoffrey Wilkinson

"for their pioneering work, performed independently, on the chemistry of the organometallic, so called sandwich compounds"

Prof. Wolfgang Herrmann: Speech on the 100th Birthday of the Nobel Laureate Munich, November 10, 2018 (in German language)

Hans Fischer (Nobel Prize 1930)

"for his researches into the constitution of haemin and chlorophyll and especially for his synthesis of haemin"

Heinrich Otto Wieland (Nobel Prize 1927)

"for his investigations of the constitution of the bile acids and related substances"

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