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Staudinger is a German surname associated with several notable figures in science and natural history. Hermann Staudinger (1881–1965) was a German chemist who established macromolecular chemistry as a discipline. He proposed that large, chain-like molecules called macromolecules form the basis of polymers and helped develop the field of polymer science. For these contributions, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1953. The Staudinger reaction, named after him, describes the reaction of organic azides with phosphines to form iminophosphoranes and nitrogen, a transformation that underpins later bioconjugation methods.

Otto Staudinger (1830–1900) was a German entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera. He is also known for founding

The surname itself is of German origin and has been borne by people in various regions and

the
publishing
firm
Staudinger
&
Bangert,
which
produced
major
entomological
literature
and
catalogs
and
contributed
to
the
dissemination
of
Lepidoptera
taxonomy.
fields.
In
addition
to
the
two
figures
noted
above,
other
individuals
with
the
name
have
appeared
in
scientific
and
academic
contexts,
reflecting
the
legacy
of
the
name
in
German-speaking
scientific
communities.