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Duve

American  
[dy-vuh] / ˈdü və /

noun

  1. Christian René de 1917–2013, Belgian biologist, born in England: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.


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A Eurowings board member, Kai Duve, said in a statement earlier this week that the demands endanger the viability of the airline.

From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2022

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

There is an interesting addendum de Duve posted to his own Nobel autobiography in 1997, worth quoting in full.

From Forbes ● May 8, 2013

"To your good watch," said Herr Duve, as he emptied the proffered beaker.

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding

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