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Curriculum Vitae
(15/08/1900 - 05/03/1979)
Born at Liege, on August 15, 1900
University
diplômas :
Doctor of medicine, Université de l'Etat à Liège, 1928
Agrégé de l'enseignement supérieur, Université de l'Etat à Liège, 1933
Functions :
Full Professor at the Facuté de Médecine de l'Université de l'Etat à
Liège : biochemistry, physiological chemistry, compared biochemistry (animal
physiology)
Curriculum vitae :
C.R.B. Graduate Fellow, 1928-1930
Associated of the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1932-1934
Assistant at the Université de l'Etat à Liège, 1933-1934
Part-time lecturer, 1934-1939
C.R.B. Advanced Fellow, 1938
Full Professor, 1939
Member of the sections “Natural science” and “Natural science and
biological Sciences” of Jurys of the Prizes Louis Empain, 1943,1948 and
1955
Managing director of Higher education, 1946
Member of the Board of the University Foundation, 1947-1950
Member of the Comité Permanent des Bibliothèques Scientifiques de la
Fondation Universitaire, 1948-1950
Member of the Commission of Biochemistry (normal and pathological),
Molecular Biology of the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique,
1953; Chairman, 1965
Member of the executive committee of the Conseil International des
Unions scientifiques (I.C.S.U.), 1959
Vice-chairman of the Group of “biological and medical sciences” of the
Conseil National de la Politique Scientifique, 1963
Chairman of the Conseil scientifique du Centre national de Production et
d'Etude des Substances d'origine microbienne, 1963
Chairman of the work group Biology of the Comité International de
recherches spatiales (C.O.S.P.A.R.), 1963
Member of the executive committee of the International Cell
Research Organiaation (I.C.R.O.), 1964
Chairman of the Conseil des Unions internationales des Sciences
médicales (C.I.O.M.S.), 1964
Member of the Comité consultatif de la Recherche scientifique médicale
de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (O.M.S.), 1966
Scientific distinctions :
Laureate of the Concours universitaire, 1926-1928
Prize L.G. De Koninck, 1928
Prize Th. Gluge, 1928
Laureate of the Concours des bourses de voyage du Gouvernement, 1930
Prize des Amis de l'Université de Liège, 1934
Price A. De Potter, 1934
Laureate of the Concours annuel de l'Académie royale des Sciences, des
Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 1935-1936
Prize Pourat (Institute of France), 1938
Prize A. Wetrems, 1943
Francqui Prize, 1946
Prize of the Province de Liege, 1960
Prize Dr. F. Jonckheere, 1960
Price Henri de Parville (Académie des Sciences, Paris); 1966
Laureate of the Prize Rouveroy, 1963
Honorary member of the national Academy of Medicine of Mexico City, 1948
Honorary member of the Institut Grand-Ducal de Luxembourg, 1951
Honorary member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1955
Vice-Chairman of the Académie internationale d'Histoire des Sciences,
1956
Visiting Professor, Duke University, Durham, N.C. U.S.A., 1959-1960
Member of the international Academy of Astronautics, 1960
Honorary member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, 1960
Corresponding Member of the Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et
des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 1961
Member of the Léopoldine Academy, Halle, 1961
Titular member of the royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium, 1962
Chairman of the international Academy of History of Medicine, 1962
Walker-Ames Professor, The University of Washington, Seattle,
Washington, the U.S.A., 1963
Visiting Professor, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A., 1966
Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy
of the Workshipful Society of Apothecaries of London, 1966
Member of the Administrative Commission of the Patrimoine de l'Institut
d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique, 1966
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Montpellier, 1962
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Bordeaux, 1963
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro,
1966
Dcotor honoris causa of the Faculté des Sciences agronomiques de
l'Etat à Gembloux, 1966
Member of the Société française d'Histoire de la Médecine, 1967
Laureate of the Francqui Chair at the Université Libre de Bruxelles,
1955-1956
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Report of the Jury
Considérant que par l'importance et
l'originalité de son oeuvre scientifique, principalement dans le domaine
de la fonction respiratoire du sans et du métabolisme azoté,
par les vues générales qu'il a su
exposer avec talent dans un essai de synthèse de biochimie comparée,
Monsieur le Professeur Marcel
FLORKIN s'est acquis une autorité internationale et a notablement
contribué à rehausser le prestige de la Belgique à l'étranger,
décide de conférer le Prix Francqui
1946 à Monsieur le Professeur Marcel FLORKIN.
Jury members :
Professor
E.J.Bigwood
Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Chairman
Professor P. Brien
Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Professor F.
Leuthardt
Professor at the University of Geneva
Professor H.P.
Wolvekamp
Professor at the Leyde University
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