Hans Andersag was a German chemist (1902–1955). While working for Bayer AG, he discovered chloroquine, the active ingredient in the malaria drug Resochin. He also first synthesized vitamin B6 with Richard Kuhn, Kurt Westphal, and Gerhardt Wendt.
Education and life He was awarded a doctorate degree for his dissertation at the Technical University of Munich on September 9, 1927.
He was married to Else Andersag (née Nouvortne). The couple lived with their three daughters Christel, Marianne and Renate on Jaegerhofstrasse 44 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld. Hans Andersag died from bronchial cancer. His grave and gravestone are located at the in Wuppertal-Elberfeld.
See also History of malaria
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