Kurt Alder
| Full Name of the recipient | Kurt Alder |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| Year of Award | 1950 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Otto Paul Hermann Diels (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their discovery and development of the diene synthesis |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Cologne University, Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany |
| Place of Birth | Königshütte, Prussia (now known as Germany POL) |
| Date of Birth | 10 July 1902 |
| Age at the time of Award | 47 years |
| Place of Death | Cologne, West Germany DEU |
| Date of Death | 20 June 1958 |
