Achim Trebst
Achim Trebst (born June 9, 1929 in Zeitz ; † September 4, 2017 in Bochum ) was a German biochemist and plant physiologist. Trebst is considered one of the pioneers of photosynthesis research .
life and work
Achim Trebst studied chemistry from 1949 to 1953 at the Universities of Heidelberg and Tübingen . In 1953 he obtained his diploma from Friedrich Weygand at the University of Tübingen. In 1955 he did his doctorate under Weygand and A. Wacker at the University of Heidelberg. 1955 to 1956 he worked as an assistant at the TU Berlin . From 1956 to 1959 he worked as a research assistant at the University of California at Berkley with Daniel I. Arnon . From 1959 to 1963 he worked as an assistant at the Technical University of Munich . In 1962 he completed his habilitation there in biochemistry. From 1963 to 1967 he worked as an associate professor for the biochemistry of plants at the University of Göttingen . From 1967 until his retirement in 1994, Trebst headed the chair for plant biochemistry at the Ruhr University in Bochum . In 1974 he was offered a position at the Jülich nuclear research facility . In 1981 he was visiting professor at the University of California at Berkley.
Trebst has been involved in photoynthesis research with groundbreaking contributions over five decades. Among other things, he contributed to the fundamental clarification of photosynthesis via inhibitor research and the identification of the three-dimensional structure of photosystem II and its breakdown.
In 1974 Trebst became a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and in 1983 of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences . Trebst was among other things an honorary doctorate from the University of Düsseldorf (2000).
Web links
- Member Post by Achim Trebst at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences: Achim Trebst. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
- Hermann Bothe, Thomas Happe, Simon Trebst, Matthias Rögner: In memory of Achim Trebst (1929–2017): a pioneer of photosynthesis research. May 16, 2018, accessed April 19, 2019 .
- Süddeutsche Zeitung: Achim Trebst (obituary). September 9, 2017, accessed April 18, 2019 .
- Rolf Willhardt (University of Düsseldorf): Prof. Trebst received an honorary doctorate. February 17, 2000, accessed April 18, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences. Achim Trebst.
- ^ Hermann Bothe, Thomas Happe, Simon Trebst, Matthias Rögner. In memory of Achim Trebst. 2018.
- ^ Rolf Willhardt (University of Düsseldorf). 2000.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trebst, Achim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biochemist and plant physiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Time |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th September 2017 |
| Place of death | Bochum |