Hans Tuppy | |
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Born | |
Died | 24 April 2024 | (aged 99)
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Known for | Insulin sequencing |
Awards | Schrödinger Prize Wilhelm Exner Medal (1978).[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry, protein structure |
Institutions | Cambridge University, University of Vienna |
Doctoral advisor | Ernst Späth, Friedrich Galinovsky |
Hans Tuppy (22 July 1924 – 24 April 2024) was an Austrian biochemist who participated in the sequencing of insulin, and became Austria's first university professor for biochemistry. He was Austrian Minister for Science and Research from 1987 to 1989.