David Keilin
David Keilin (born March 21, 1887 in Moscow , † February 27, 1963 in Cambridge ) was a British biologist . Keilin became particularly famous for the rediscovery and research of the respiratory protein cytochrome .
Life
Keilin's family returned to Warsaw during his early childhood . Due to poor health and suffering from asthma , David did not attend school until he was ten years old. Only seven years later, in 1904, he enrolled at the University of Liège ( French : Université de Liège ). He later studied at Magdalene College (Cambridge) and became a British citizen.
In 1915 he became a research assistant to George Nuttall , the first Quick Professor of Biology at Cambridge University , where he worked and researched until his retirement. In 1931 he succeeded Nuttall as Quick Professor and director of the Molteno Institute. In 1952 he retired from professional life.
During his academic career, he made significant contributions to entomology and parasitology through his work . In the period from 1914 to 1923 he published 39 papers on the reproduction of lice , the life cycle of the horse botflies , the respiratory adaptations in fly larvae and other research topics.
He was best known for his work and the rediscovery of what he called the cytochrome in the 1920s. This protein had already been described by McMunn in 1884, but has since been forgotten again.
Fonts
- On cytochrome, a respiratory pigment, common to animals, yeast, and higher plants . In: Proc. Royal Soc. London. Series B. Vol. 98 (August 1925), pp. 312-339, JSTOR 81121 .
- The Leeuwenhoek Lecture: The Problem of Anabiosis or Latent Life: History and Current Concept . In: Proc. Royal Soc. London. Series B. Vol. 150, No. 939 (March 1959), pp. 149-191, JSTOR 83251 .
Awards
In 1926 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society . In 1939 he was awarded the Royal Medal . In 1951 he received the Copley Medal and in 1958 the Leeuwenhoek Medal of the Royal Society. Since 1947 he was a corresponding member and since 1955 associé étranger of the Académie des sciences . In 1959 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Web links
- SJ Ferguson. Keilin's Cytochromes: How Bacteria Use Them, Vary Them and Make Them . Biochem. Soc. Trans. (2001) 29, (629-640)
- EF Hartree. Obituary Notice: David Keilin . Biochem J. 1963; 89 (1): 1.b2-5. (PDF)
Individual evidence
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter K. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 5, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keilin, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1963 |
| Place of death | Cambridge , England |