Hans Tuppy#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 571 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | AUSTRIA |
Hans Tuppy passed away April 24, 2024.
Positions Held
- 1987 - 1989 Austrian Minister for Science and Research
- 1963 Professor of Biochemistry in the Institute of Biochemistry at the University of Vienna
- 1956 Habilitation
- 1951 Assistant at the Institute for Chemistry II at the University of Vienna
- Postdoctoral work at Cambridge University
- 1948 Ph.D. degree
Fields of Scholarship
- Insulin sequencing
- Protein structure
- Biochemistry
Honours and Awards
- 1973 Schrödinger Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- 1978 Wilhelm Exner Medal
- 1974 - 1982 President of the Austrian Science Fund
- 1983 - 1985 Rector of the University of Vienna
- 1985 - 1987 President of the Austria Academy of Sciences (1985-1987)
- 2002 Ludwig Wittgenstein Prize (Austrian Science Foundation)
- 2003 Chair of the University board of the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna
- Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
- Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
