Kurt Mühlethaler
Kurt Mühlethaler (born October 27, 1919 in Lützelflüh, Grünenmatt ; † May 17, 2002 in Zurich ) was a Swiss cell biologist.
From 1939 Mühlethaler studied natural sciences at the ETH Zurich , graduating in 1944 (after which he worked for the company Trüb, Täuber & Cie. In Zurich) and receiving his doctorate in 1947 (electron-optical investigations on the fine structure of gels) with the plant physiologist Albert Frey-Wyssling . He was in the United States as a post-doctoral student . In 1951 he became a research assistant at the ETH Zurich, from 1953 private lecturer, 1959 associate professor for electron microscopy, 1965 full professor for molecular biology and 1981 for cell biology. In 1973 he was one of the founders of the Institute for Cell Biology at the ETH Zurich.
In 1961, together with Hans J. Moor, he developed the freeze-etching technique in electron microscopy , with which the ultrafine structure of cells could be better examined. He discovered the microfibril structure of cells and examined green leaf grains in plants microscopically. In 1967 he received the Marcel Benoist Prize and in 1969 he became a member of the Leopoldina .
Fonts
- with Albert Frey-Wyssling: Ultrastructural plant cytology, with an Introduction to molecular biology, Elsevier 1965
Web links
- Martin Kunz: Kurt Mühlethaler. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Kurt Mühlethaler's membership entry at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on June 22, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mühlethaler, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cell biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grünenmatt |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 2002 |
| Place of death | Zurich |