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de Kruif

American  
[duh krahyf] / də ˈkraɪf /

noun

  1. Paul, 1890–1971, U.S. bacteriologist and author.


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As Paul de Kruif wrote in his famous 1926 book Microbe Hunters, “Murderous germs are everywhere, sneaking into all of us, yet they are able to assassinate only some of us.”

From Scientific American Nov. 30, 2020

Later, the book “Microbe Hunters” by Paul de Kruif, whetted an interest in science.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2018

Gen. Nick Carter took charge of southern Afghanistan from de Kruif.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2012

In mid-September, de Kruif ordered the second battalion that had participated in the Arghandab operation to move to the far western part of Kandahar province to replace a departing U.S.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2012

Paul de Kruif, able bacteriologist, who gave Author Sinclair all the learned facts and scientific color for Arrowsmith, put in two years at the Rockefeller Institute.

From Time Magazine Archive

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