Karl Thomas
Karl Albert Ferdinand Thomas (born November 28, 1883 in Freiburg im Breisgau , † September 6, 1969 in Göttingen ) was a German physician.
Life
Karl Thomas was full professor of physiological chemistry at the Medical Faculty of the University of Leipzig from 1921 to 1945 and full professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Erlangen from 1946 to 1949 . He was then director of the Medical Research Institute of the Max Planck Society . Among other things, Thomas developed the concept of the biological value of proteins.
Honors
- 1922: Full member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences (since 1945 corresponding member)
- 1925: Admission to the Leopoldina
- 1954: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1954: Honorary doctorate from the University of Freiburg / Br .
- Honorary member of the Japanese Biochemical Society
literature
- Ernst Schütte: Karl Thomas on his 80th birthday , in: Die Naturwissenschaften, Vol. 50, 1963, issue 23, pages 701–702
- Ernst Schütte: Karl Thomas in memory , in: Journal for Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry November 1969, Issue 6, Page 72 online
- W. Koll and W. Schoedel: The Medical Research Institute of the Max Planck Society on the 80th birthday of Karl Thomas , in: Die Naturwissenschaften, Vol. 50, 1963, issue 23, pages 703–704
- Hans Fisher: Karl Thomas - A Biographical Sketch (1883-1969) , in: The Journal of Nutrition 101, 1109-1116
Individual evidence
- ^ Members of the SAW: Karl Thomas. Saxon Academy of Sciences, accessed December 7, 2016 .
Web links
- Karl Thomas in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Thomas, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thomas, Karl Albert Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th September 1969 |
| Place of death | Goettingen |