Beijerinck, Martinus Willem
1851 - Born on the 16th of March in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Studied chemical engineering at the Delft Polytechnic.
- Established the Delft School of Microbiology.
- He is most famous as the founder of virology. He discovered viruses, by proving in filtration experiments that the tobacco mosaic disease is caused by something smaller than a bacterium.
1898 - Discovered viruses, by proving in filtration experiments that the tobacco mosaic disease is caused by something smaller than a bacterium.
1905 - He received the Leeuwenhoek Medal.
- Discovered nitrogen fixation, the process by which diatomic nitrogen gas is converted to ammonium.
1931 - Martinus Willem Beijerinck died on the 1st of January.
- Studied chemical engineering at the Delft Polytechnic.
- Established the Delft School of Microbiology.
- He is most famous as the founder of virology. He discovered viruses, by proving in filtration experiments that the tobacco mosaic disease is caused by something smaller than a bacterium.
1898 - Discovered viruses, by proving in filtration experiments that the tobacco mosaic disease is caused by something smaller than a bacterium.
1905 - He received the Leeuwenhoek Medal.
- Discovered nitrogen fixation, the process by which diatomic nitrogen gas is converted to ammonium.
1931 - Martinus Willem Beijerinck died on the 1st of January.
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