Jan Jacobus Lijnst Zwikker
Jan Jacobus Lijnst Zwikker (born November 10, 1890 in Amersfoort , † February 19, 1956 in Haarlem ) was a Dutch pharmacist and university professor.
Zwikker received his doctorate from the University of Leiden in 1919 with a thesis On de inwerking van amylolytische Enzymen op natuurlijke zetmeelkorrels en de kolloïdale structuur van het zetmeel . From 1936 to 1945 he was professor of pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry and toxicology there. The Zwikker reaction he discovered is named after him .
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SURNAME | Zwikker, Jan Jacobus Lijnst |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zwicker, JJL |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch pharmacist and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1890 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Amersfoort |
DATE OF DEATH | 19th February 1956 |
Place of death | Haarlem |