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a Dutch microbiologist and botanist who was one of the founders of virology and environmental microbiology.
Born
16 March 1851 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died
1 January 1931 (aged 79) Gorssel, Netherlands
Known for
One of the founders of virology, environmental microbiology and general microbiology Conceptual discovery of virus ( tobacco mosaic virus ) Enrichment culture Biological nitrogen fixation Sulfate-reducing
Fields
Microbiology
Alma mater
Leiden University
Awards
Leeuwenhoek Medal (1905)
Institutions
Wageningen University Delft School of Microbiology (founder)
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Netherlands
era
1800+
Influenced
Sergei Winogradsky
Influences
Adolf Mayer