Martinus Willem Beijerinck

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Martinus_Willem_Beijerinck
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Leeuwenhoek_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1851-03-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkbp:deathDate 1931-01-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Gorssel
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Hugo_de_Vries
gptkbp:education gptkb:Leiden_University
gptkb:Delft_University_of_Technology
gptkbp:field botany
microbiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martinus Willem Beijerinck
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sergei_Winogradsky
gptkb:Albert_Jan_Kluyver
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of viruses
tobacco mosaic virus research
founder of virology
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Albert_Jan_Kluyver
gptkbp:notableWork research on nitrogen fixation
discovery of sulfate-reducing bacteria
work on root nodule bacteria
gptkbp:occupation biologist
botanist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Delft
gptkbp:signature Martinus Willem Beijerinck signature.svg
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Wageningen_University_&_Research
gptkb:Delft_University_of_Technology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chlorella
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5