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Curriculum Vitae
Born at
Thames-Ditton (G.-B.), on October 2, 1917
University diplomas :
Doctor of medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1941
Graduate of higher education, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1945
Licentiate in chemical sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1946
Functions :
Full Professor at the faculty of medecine of the Katholieke Universiteit
Leuven : physiological chemistry, biochemistry and cellular biochemistry
Professor at the Rockefeller University, New York: biochemical cytology
Curriculum vitae :
Assistant at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1941-1944
Candidate of the "Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek",
1944-1946
Grant holder of the Foundation “Stiftelsen Therese och Johan Andersons
minne”, Stockholm, 1946-1947
Research Fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation, 1947-1948
Part-time lecturer at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1947-1951
Member of the sections “Natural science”, “Natural science and
biological Sciences” and “chemical Sciences” of Jurys of the Prize Louis
Empain, 1949,1953 and 1955; Chairamn of the section “Natural science”,
1960-1966
Full Professor, 1951
Member of the Board of the Foundation “De Belgische Jeugd in het
Buitenland, 1955-1961
Member of the scientific committee of the "Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk
Geneeskundige Onderzoek, 1957-1962.
Member of the Board of Management of the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk
Geneeskundig Onderzoek, 1958-1959 and 1960-1961
Member of the Committee of scientific Experts of the "Nationale Raad
voor Wetenschapsbeleid", 1959-1961
Member of the study group “cellular and molecular Biology” of the
"Nationale Raad voor Wetenschapsbeleid, 1960-1961
Member of the Work group “Medical research” of the "Nationale Raad voor
Wetenschapsbeleid, 1960-1961
Member of the study group “Fundamental research” of the "Nationale Raad
voor Wetenschapsbeleid, 1960-1961
Member of the study group “Koördinatie van het klinisch en van het
fundamenteel onderzoek" van de "Nationale Raad voor Wetenschapsbeleid,
1960-1962
Member of the Board of the "Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk
Onderzoek, 1960-1962
Professor at Rockefeller University, New York, 1962
Scientific distinctions :
Prize Louis
Empain, 1943
Prize of the "Kring der Alumni" of the "Universitaire Stichting", 1949
Prize of the Pfizer Foundation, 1957
Francqui prize, 1960
Prize of the quinquennial Contest of medical sciences (22è period
1961-1965)
Corresponding Member of the "Académie royale de Médecine de Belgique",
1961
Corresponding Member of the "Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres
et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique", 1963
Special prize of the merit of the Foundation Gairdner, Toronto, 1967
Member of honor of the faculty of medecine of the University of Santiago
(Chile), 1964
Titular of the Francqui Chair at the "Rijksuniversiteit Gent", 1962-1963
Titular of the Francqui Chair ar the "Vrije Universiteit Brussel",
1963-1964
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Report of the Jury (April 23, 1960)
Considérant que Monsieur Christian
de Duve, Professeur à l'Université Catholique de Louvain, a apporté une
contribution d'importance fondamentale à la connaissance du métabolisme
des hydrates de carbone et à la distribution spatiale des enzymes dans
la cellule,
considérant l'originalité de ses
travaux, lesquels sont universellement appréciés et contribuent
incontestablement à augmenter le prestige scientifique de la Belgique,
décide de conférer le Prix Francqui
1960 à Monsieur le Professeur Christiant de Duve.
Jury members :
Professor P. Gérard
Emeritus Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Chairman
Professor J. Benoit
Professor at the Collège de France, Paris
Professor E.
Brouwer
Professor at the Landbouwhogeschool, Wageningen
Professor M.
Dallemagne
Professor at the Université de l'Etat à Liège
Professor M.
Dubuisson
Rector at the Université de l'Etat à Liège
Professor S. J.
Folley
Head of Physiology Department, National Institute of Research in
Dairying, Reading
Professor H.
Laugier
Emeritus Professeur at the Université de Paris
Professor E.C.
Slater
Professor at the Amsterdam University
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