Reinder Pieters van Calcar

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RP van Calcar

Reinder Pieters van Calcar (born October 11, 1872 in Veenwouden , † April 23, 1957 in Leiden ) was a Dutch bacteriologist.

Life

Reinder Pieters was the son of pastor Hendrik van Calcar (born September 15, 1838 in Nieuwolda; † November 18, 1915) and his wife Fenna Tjabbina Westerdijk (born January 25, 1848 in Assen). He had attended the high school in Sneek and in 1892 began studying medicine at the University of Amsterdam . After completing this degree in 1896, he was appointed doctor on November 6, 1897. He then worked at various hospitals and became a family doctor in the Amsterdam district of Jordaan . On March 15, 1905, he was appointed professor of health science and political medicine at the University of Leiden . He took on this task on September 26, 1905 with the introductory speech Het hedendaagsch standpunt van het Toxine-vraagstuk (German: The current position of the toxin problem ) and became director of the Laboratory for Hygiene and Bacteriology.

Calcar had gained fame mainly because he developed a process for the production of artificial feed during the First World War, for which a factory was set up in Leiden. In the academy year 1920/21 he was rector of the Alma Mater , for which he gave the rector's speech on February 8, 1921, Over de ontwikkeling en de beteekenis der moderne bacteriologie (German: On the development and importance of modern bacteriology ). On October 30, 1935, he submitted his release and was retired on January 1, 1936 by royal decision.

family

Calcar was married twice. His first marriage was on June 7, 1901 in Rheden with Jacoba Catharina de Gravere (born June 16, 1875 in Meester Cornelis / Indonesia; † April 2, 1964 in Oosterbeek). After the divorce of his first marriage, he went into his second marriage on October 7, 1920 in Leiden with Sara Verrips (born May 14, 1889 in Vinkeveen), the daughter of Gerrit Otto Verrips and Johanna Koppen. There are children from both marriages. We know of these:

  • Hendrik van Calcar (born October 12, 1903 in Amsterdam, † February 8, 1988 in Harderwijk) married. I am ? Theodora Pieternella Wilhelmina Schmid, married. II. April 14, 1943 with Inge van Eijk (born December 6, 1911 in Rotterdam) and married. III. at the ? Elisabeth Honsbeek (born June 11, 1934 in The Hague).
  • Marta van Calcar (born November 12, 1904 in Amsterdam - † July 7, 1961)
  • Eugenie Sara van Calcar (born May 15, 1921 in Leiden; † April 7, 2009 in Weesp), married. Oct 31, 1952 with Dr. Cornelus Albertus de Bock
  • Fenna Tjabina Helena van Calcar (* Leiden; † October 9, 1927ebd.)

Works (selection)

  • Clinical-biological studies on the mechanisme of infectious diseases . Amsterdam 1904
  • Het hedendaagsch standpunt van het toxine-vraagstuk . Amsterdam 1905
  • Leerboek's clinical bacteriology . Leiden 1906
  • The advances in immunity and specificity theory since 1870, with special consideration of the tubercle bacilli and the acid-fast rods . Jena 1907
  • Dialysis, Protein Chemistry, and Immunity . Leiden 1908
  • Immunity Responses and Some of their Practical Clinical and Laboratory Uses . Leiden 1908
  • Tuberculosis and immunity . Leiden 1910
  • Over de aetiologie van het carcinoom . Leiden 1911
  • Voordrachten over general biology . Leiden 1915
  • The beteekenis of voedingsleer bij schaarscht van levensmiddelen . Leiden 1917
  • Ontwikkeling en beteekenis of modern bacteriology . Leiden 1921
  • The stomachless dog and the achylia gastrica . Leiden 1925
  • The cause of carcinoma . Leiden 1926
  • De psychologie der beroepskeuze arts en onderwijzer . Leiden 1929
  • Over de psychologie van den angst en hair beteekenis voor de opvoeding . Leiden 1930
  • Over de psychologie van het rapport Welter en over reorganisatie . The Hague 1932
  • Natuurkennis en levensbeschouwing, rassenhygiène of rassendegeneratie . Leiden 1933
  • Crisis en Revolutie . Rotterdam 1934
  • De meester, herinnering to Prof. Dr. C. Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936) . 1936

literature

  • Prof. RP van Calcar eervol ontslagen. In: Leidsch Dagblad . November 2, 1935 p. 1 ( online )
  • Tragically followed by defecte tile. Prof. RP van Calcar dezer dagen op 84-year-old leeftijd overleden. In: Leidsch Dagblad . April 26, 1957, p. 3 ( online )

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personal data
SURNAME Calcar, Reinder Pieters van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch bacteriologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Veenwouden
DATE OF DEATH April 23, 1957
Place of death Suffer