Albert Jan Kluyver

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AJ Kluyver, 1921

Albert Jan Kluyver (born June 3, 1888 in Breda , † May 14, 1956 ) was a Dutch microbiologist and biochemist .

Kluyver was from 1922 to 1956 Professor of General and Applied Microbiology at the Technical University of Delft . He belonged to the Delft School of Microbiology.

In 1952 he received the Leeuwenhoek Medal of the Royal Society , in 1953 he was awarded the Copley Medal .

In 1950 Kluyver was elected to the National Academy of Sciences , 1953 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

The Kluyver effect was named after him.

Works

  • A [Albert] J [an] Kluyver: Chemical Activities of Micro-Organisms . University of London Press, London 1931.
  • A [lbert] J [an] Kluyver and C [ornelis] B [ernardus] van Niel : The Microbe's Contribution to Biology . Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1956.

literature

  • CB Van Niel: Obituary Notice: Albert Jan Kluyver 1888-1956 . In: The journal of general microbiology . Volume 16, 1957, pp. 499-521.
  • AF Kamp, JWM La Rivière and W. Verhoeven (editors): Albert Jan Kluyver. His life and work . Amsterdam 1959.
  • R. Singleton: From bacteriology to biochemistry. Albert Jan Kluyver and Chester Werkman at Iowa State . In: Journal of the history of biology . Volume 33, 2000, pp. 141-180.
  • Joshua Lederberg : The microbe's contribution to biology - 50 years after . In: International microbiology. 2006 Sep; 9 (3), pp. 155-156. ( pdf )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Members of the American Academy. Listed by election year, 1950-1999 ( [1] ). There he is listed as "Kluyver, Alfred Jan (1888-1956)"! Retrieved September 23, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Kluyver, Albert Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch microbiologist and biochemist
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Breda
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1956