Rudolf Signer

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Rudolf Signer

Chemistry

#700

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Organic Chemistry

#241

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Rudolf Signer's Degrees

• PhD Chemistry University of Zurich

Why Is Rudolf Signer Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Rudolf Signer contributed to the discovery of the DNA double helix. He was a Professor for organic chemistry at the University of Bern from 1935 until 1972. Education Signer was the son of Jakob Signer, a chemical scientist working in the textile industry, and his wife Dorothea Agnes Scherrer. Rudolf Signer went to high school in St. Gallen and matriculated at the ETH Zurich in 1921 to study chemistry, initially in order to become a teacher. 1927 he graduated with his doctorate under the supervision of Hermann Staudinger. Already 1926 he had become Wissenschaftlicher Assistent at the University of Fribourg, where he qualified as a professor with a Habilitation.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Rudolf Signer?

Rudolf Signer is affiliated with the following schools:

• ETH Zurich
• University of Bern
• University of Zurich