Hans Andersag | |
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Born | Johann Andersag February 16, 1902[1] |
Died | August 10, 1955[1] | (aged 53)
Hans Andersag was a German chemist (1902–1955). While working for Bayer AG, he discovered chloroquine, the active ingredient in the malaria drug Resochin.[2] He also first synthesized vitamin B6 with Richard Kuhn, Kurt Westphal, and Gerhardt Wendt.