The scientist we are looking for this time was born in Austria, but worked mostly in Germany. His or her research focused on colorful compounds with multiple double bonds that are important in biochemistry.

The chemist in question received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his or her work. He or she went to school in Austria with another person who later became a Nobel Laureate, a theoretical physicist whose work has been crucial for quantum chemistry.

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• The Guess the Chemist answer was published on July 31, 2017.
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