Martinus Beijerinck
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Martinus Beijerinck was a pioneering Dutch microbiologist and botanist whose work helped establish virology and modern microbiology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanist
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ microbiologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in botany ⓘ |
| academicDisciplineTaught |
bacteriology
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botany ⓘ microbiology ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Leeuwenhoek Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1851-03-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-01-01 ⓘ |
| described | tobacco mosaic virus as a new type of infectious agent distinct from bacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Delft University of Technology
NERFINISHED
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University of Leiden ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden University
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| employer |
Delft University of Technology
NERFINISHED
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Wageningen Agricultural College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName | Beijerinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bacteriology
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botany ⓘ industrial microbiology ⓘ microbiology ⓘ soil microbiology ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| givenName | Martinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Hugo de Vries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of Martinus Beijerinck ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sergei Winogradsky
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pioneers of environmental microbiology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Louis Pasteur
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Robert Koch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Beijerinck’s enrichment culture technique
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Beijerinck’s rule in virology NERFINISHED ⓘ founding virology as a scientific discipline ⓘ pioneering modern microbiology ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
discovery of tobacco mosaic virus as a filterable agent
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formulation of the concept of virus as contagium vivum fluidum ⓘ isolation of Azotobacter ⓘ research on nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legume root nodules ⓘ studies on sulfate-reducing bacteria ⓘ work on lactic acid bacteria and fermentation ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Gorssel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Delft
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Wageningen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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