Willstätter went on to study chemistry at Munich University in Germany and later won the Nobel prize for discoveries made in connection with his studies of plant pigments, particularly chlorophyll.
Kemudian, Willstätter belajar kimia di Munich University, Jerman, dan belakangan memenangkan hadiah Nobel untuk penemuan - penemuannya yang berhubungan dengan kajiannya terhadap pigmen tanaman, khususnya klorofil.