# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/martinus-wilhelm-beijerinck
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:23:44.776Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/martinus-wilhelm-beijerinck"
name: "Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck"
slug: "martinus-wilhelm-beijerinck"
description: "Martinus Willem Beijerinck was a Dutch microbiologist and botanist who was one of the founders of virology and environmental microbiology. He is credited with the co-discovery of viruses (1898), which he called \"contagium vivum fluidum\"."
tagline: "Dutch microbiologist (1851–1931)"
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birthDate: "1851-03-16"
deathDate: "1931-01-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump