Max Kleiber

Max Kleiber (born January 4, 1893 in Zurich , † January 5, 1976 in Davis , California) was a Swiss biologist , agricultural and nutritionist. His work on the relationship between body size and metabolism of mammals are cited in many scientific publications to date and, as Kleiber's law (Engl. 'Kleiber's law' or 'Kleiber's rule') the way into the popular textbooks of Animal Physiology found.

From 1929 to 1960, Kleiber was a professor at the College of Agriculture at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). He has received the 'Borden Award' from the American Institute of Nutrition (1952) and the 'Morrison Award' from the American Society for Animal Production (1953). His written papers are in the library at the University of California, Davis.

As a 24-year-old student at the ETH, he refused military service as a Swiss officer in 1917 for political and religious reasons and was sentenced to four months in prison for this. His civil rights were revoked for one year and he was denied studies. After the intervention of committed academics, he nevertheless succeeded in completing his studies in 1920 and obtaining his doctorate in 1924. In 1929 he got a job at the University of California at Davis.

Web links

http://www.srf.ch/kultur/gesellschaft-religion/stumme-kirchglocken-der-skandal-vom-1-august-1917
Literature by and about Max Kleiber in the catalog of the German National Library
Ruedi Brassel-Moser : Kleiber, Max. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz .
Obituary on the University of California, Davis website
Written papers on the University of California Davis Library website

Individual evidence

↑ Julia Voegelin: SRF Kultur: Wipkinger Glockenstreik - Stumme Kirchblocken - the scandal of August 1, 1917. August 1, 2017, accessed on August 1, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Kleiber, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss biologist, agronomist and nutritionist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 4, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zurich
DATE OF DEATH	5th January 1976
Place of death	Davis , California

[1] Julia Voegelin: SRF Kultur: Wipkinger Glockenstreik - Stumme Kirchblocken - the scandal of August 1, 1917. August 1, 2017, accessed on August 1, 2017 .