Heinz Holter
Heinz Alois Friedrich Alfred Holter (born June 5, 1904 in Leonding ; † July 31, 1993 ) was an Austrian biochemist and cell physiologist . He worked at the Carlsberg Laboratory in protein chemistry .
Life
He spent his youth and school days in Graz . Both parents died at an early age and in 1921 he became an orphan. After graduating from high school in 1923, he went to the University of Vienna to study chemistry. In 1930 he went to the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen, where he stayed for the rest of his career. In 1939 he became a Danish citizen. Holter is considered a co-founder of the academic journal Science & Society . He was a close friend of Niels Bohr .
In collaboration with his colleague and friend Kaj Ulrik Linderstrøm-Lang, he developed various micro-methods of biochemical analysis with the aim of studying biochemical processes at the cell level.
Honors
- 1947: Fritz Pregl Prize
- 1971: Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fonts
- Heinz Holter, K. Max Møller: The Carlsberg Laboratory. 1876-1976. Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen 1976, ISBN 8-77-496539-5
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Jytte R. Nilsson: In Memoriam: Heinz Holter (1904-1993) in: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Issue Vol 41, issue 4, 1994, pp. 432-433 en ligne
- ↑ Heinz Holter in: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon
- ^ A b c Finn Aaserud: The Political Arena (1934–1961). Volume 11 by Niels Bohr - Collected Works; Elsevier, Amsterdam 2013, ISBN 978-0-08-045945-5 , p. 297
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| SURNAME | Holter, Heinz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holter, Heinz Alois Friedrich Alfred (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian biochemist and cell physiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leonding |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1993 |