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de Duve

British  
/ də dyːv /

noun

  1. Christian. born 1917, Belgian biochemist, who discovered lysosomes: shared the Nobel prize (1974) for his work in cell biology

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Could it be, in the words of Nobel laureate Christian de Duve, a “cosmic imperative?”

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2017

Earlier this month, Christian de Duve, a Belgian Nobel laureate in medicine, was euthanized at his home at age 95 after various health problems.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2013

While de Duve appreciated the poetic way the writers of Genesis interpreted the shortcomings of human nature, he believed that Natural Selection was the obvious material cause.

From Forbes May 8, 2013

His parents were Belgians who had fled to England during World War I. When the war ended, his family returned to Belgium and settled in Antwerp, where Dr. de Duve grew up.

From New York Times May 6, 2013

Dr. de Duve returned to the Catholic University of Louvain in 1947 to teach physiological chemistry.

From New York Times May 6, 2013

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