Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck
✓ Source-basedstableDutch microbiologist (1851-1931)
ScientistsLived 1851 to 1931 · aged 79
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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".
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Scientist
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Lived 1851 to 1931 · aged 79
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