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Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on sex hormones but was forced by the Nazis to refuse the Prize?

Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on sex hormones but was forced by the Nazis to refuse the Prize? Correct Answer Adolf Butenandt

Adolf Butenandt along with Leopold Ruzicka, was awarded the 1939 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on sex hormones. Although forced by the Nazi government to refuse the prize, he was able to accept the honor in 1949.

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