Donald Van Slyke
American chemist (1883-1971) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 88
Donald Dexter Van Slyke, nicknamed Van, was a Dutch American biochemist. His achievements included the publication of 317 journal articles and 5 books, as well as numerous awards, among them the National Medal of Science and the first AMA Scientific Achievement Award.
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1971Died4 May 19711965Elliott Cresson MedalAwardNational Medal of ScienceAward1962AMA Scientific Achievement AwardAward1953ACS Award in Analytical ChemistryAward1942George M. Kober MedalAward1939Willard Gibbs AwardAward1883Born29 March 1883
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The Van Slyke determination, a test of amino acids, is named after him.
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1971 · aged 88
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