Cornelis Bernardus van Niel

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Cornelis Bernardus van Niel (born November 4, 1897 in Haarlem , † March 10, 1985 in Carmel , California ) was a Dutch-American microbiologist .

Life

After studying chemical engineering at the Technical University of Delft , van Niel became Albert Jan Kluyver's assistant . In 1928 he received his doctorate. He then continued his work at the Hopkins Marine Station at Stanford University .

In 1931 he set up a reaction equation for photosynthesis . This and other work contributed to a fundamental understanding of the flow of energy in the biosphere and led to numerous other discoveries in this area. In 1945 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences , 1948 to the American Philosophical Society and 1950 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1954 to the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and in 1958 a member of the Leopoldina .

In 1963 he was awarded the National Medal of Science for his fundamental studies in the comparative biochemistry of microorganisms, his work on the mechanisms of photosynthesis and for his teaching achievements. In 1970 van Niel received the Leeuwenhoek Medal for his outstanding contributions in the field of microbiology.

Works

  • A [Ibert] J [an] Kluyver, C [Ornelis] B [ernardus] van Niel: The microbe's contribution to biology . Harvard Univ. Pr., Cambridge, Mass. 1956.
  • CB Van Niel: The "Delft School" and the rise of general microbiology. In: Bacteriol Rev. 13 (3), September 1949, pp. 161-174. ( pdf )

literature

  • HA Barker, RE Hungate: Cornelis Bernardus van Niel: November 4, 1897-March 10, 1985. In: Biogr Mem Natl Acad Sci. 59, 1990, pp. 389-423.

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  1. ↑ Member History: Cornelis Bernardus Van Niel. American Philosophical Society, accessed November 26, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 179.
  3. ^ US NSF - The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
  4. ↑ knaw.nl: Leeuwenhoek Medal ( Memento from March 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

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personal data
SURNAME Niel, Cornelis Bernardus van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch-American microbiologist
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Haarlem
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1985
Place of death Carmel-by-the-Sea , California