Melvin Calvin

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Nobel laureate chemist human

Melvin Calvin was an American chemist and Nobel laureate best known for elucidating the Calvin cycle, the biochemical pathway of photosynthesis.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate ⓘ
chemist ⓘ
human ⓘ
academicDiscipline organic chemistry ⓘ
physical chemistry ⓘ
awardReceived National Medal of Science ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists) ⓘ
surface form: Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Priestley Medal ⓘ
Willard Gibbs Medal ⓘ
surface form: Willard Gibbs Award
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1911-04-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1997-01-08 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Michael Polanyi ⓘ
educatedAt Michigan Technological University ⓘ
surface form: Michigan College of Mining and Technology

University of Manchester ⓘ
University of Minnesota ⓘ
employer University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish American ⓘ
familyName Calvin ⓘ
fieldOfWork biochemistry ⓘ
chemistry ⓘ
photosynthesis research ⓘ
givenName Melvin ⓘ
hasChild Elin Calvin ⓘ
Karole Calvin ⓘ
Marjorie Calvin ⓘ
hasPart Calvin–Benson cycle research team ⓘ
hasSignature signature of Melvin Calvin ⓘ
knownFor elucidation of the Calvin cycle ⓘ
research on photosynthesis ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Chemical Society ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
notableStudent Andrew A. Benson ⓘ
James A. Bassham NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Calvin cycle ⓘ
use of carbon-14 tracers in photosynthesis research ⓘ
occupation chemist ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
placeOfDeath Berkeley ⓘ
surface form: Berkeley, California, United States
religion Judaism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Genevieve Jemtegaard Calvin ⓘ
workLocation Berkeley ⓘ
surface form: Berkeley, California

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ⓘ
surface form: Lawrence Radiation Laboratory

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