Franz Sondheimer
Franz Sondheimer FRS | |
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| Born | May 17, 1926 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Died | February 11, 1981 (aged 54) Stanford, California, United States |
| Nationality | German, British |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Known for | Contributions to the synthesis of natural products and steroid hormones |
| Awards | Israel Prize (1960), Corday-Morgan Medal and Prize (1961), Fellow of the Royal Society (1967) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Weizmann Institute, University of Cambridge, University College London |
Franz Sondheimer FRS (17 May 1926 – 11 February 1981) was a German-born British professor of chemistry. In 1960, he was awarded the Israel Prize for his contributions to science.