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Frits Warmolt Went

Dutch botanist (1903-1990) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 86

Frits Warmolt Went was a Dutch biologist whose 1928 experiment demonstrated the existence of auxin in plants.

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1990Died1 May 19901967Hodgkins MedalAward1959Honorary Doctorate from the McGill UniversityAward1956Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1903Born18 May 1903

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Hodgkins Medal1967
Honorary Doctorate from the McGill University1959
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris1956

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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1990 · aged 86