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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

But de Kruif had plenty on his hands helping Franklin Roosevelt fight poliomyelitis, and Hemingway spent almost all of Ken's, eleven months' gestation visiting the war in Spain.

From Time Magazine Archive

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