Hans G. Trüper

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hans Georg Trüper (born March 16, 1936 in Aumund , now Bremen -Aumund; † March 9, 2016 in Bonn ) was a German microbiologist and historian .

Life

In 1955 Trüper graduated from the Gerhard Rohlfs grammar school in Vegesack .

In 1964 he was at Göttingen University with a thesis on CO 2 fixation and intermediary metabolism in Chromatium okenii Perty Dr. rer. nat. doctorate , in 1971 he completed his habilitation there with a thesis on adenylyl sulfate reductase in phototrophic bacteria. He took over the chair for microbiology at the University of Bonn and founded the institute for microbiology and biotechnology there. In March 2001 he retired. He was a member of numerous national and international professional societies and is the author of more than 200 original publications. In 1987 he was elected a corresponding member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences in the mathematical-physical class. On October 22, 2002, the Department of Biology and Chemistry at the University of Bremen awarded him an honorary doctorate for his services .

In addition to his work as a microbiologist, Trüper dealt intensively with the regional history of the Elbe-Weser triangle . He studied part time history among others, Bernd Ulrich Hucker in Vechta and was here in 1998 with a thesis on the ministerials of the archbishopric of Bremen Dr. phil. PhD.

He died on March 9, 2016 in Bonn.

Awards

  • Bergey Medal 1999

Works

Microbiology (selection)

  • The Prokaryotes. A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria: Ecophysiology, Isolation, Identification, Applications. (Associate Editor). Springer, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-540-97258-7 .
  • How to name a prokaryote? Etymological considerations, proposals and practical advice in prokaryote nomenclature. FEMS Microbiology reviews 23 (1999), pp. 231-249.

Regional history

  • The Lords of Bederkesa. 1989, ISBN 3-9802083-8-9 .
  • The ministry of the Archbishopric of Bremen. A contribution to the social and constitutional history of the lower nobility. Dissertation. Vechta 1998.
  • Knights and squires between the Weser and Elbe. The ministry of the Archbishopric of Bremen. 2nd greatly expanded edition, Stade 2015, ISBN 978-3-931879-61-7 .
  • Document book of the Lords of Zesterfleth 1232-1677 (posthumous) Göttingen 2017, ISBN 978-3-8353-3142-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kürschner's German Scholar Calendar . 18th edition (2001). Vol. 3, p. 3319.
  2. ^ List of members . In: Yearbook of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences . No. 2015.1 , 2016, p. 59 .
  3. ↑ University of Bremen: University awards Professor Hans Georg Trüper an honorary doctorate. Press release No. 221a of October 23, 2002.
personal data
SURNAME Trüper, Hans G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trüper, Hans Georg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German microbiologist and regional historian
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Aumund , now Bremen- Aumund
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 2016
Place of death Bonn