Hans Andersag
✶February 16, 1902
†August 10, 1955
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✶February 16, 1902
†August 10, 1955
2 candles from 2 countries
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Hans Andersag was a German chemist (1902–1955). While working for Bayer AG, he discovered chloroquine, the active ingredient in the malaria drug Resochin. He also first synthesized vitamin B6 with Richard Kuhn, Kurt Westphal, and Gerhardt Wendt.
German chemist (1902–1955)
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