Hans Gaffron
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| Hans Gaffron | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1902 Lima, Peru |
| Died | August 18, 1979 (aged 77)[1] Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Chemist Biological Researcher. |
| Spouse | Clara Ostendorf (m. 1932–1979) [2] |
Dr. Hans Gaffron is born in Lima, Peru, on May 17, 1902, as the son of the German physician Eduard Gaffron and his wife Hedwig von Gevekot.[3]
He was one of the pre-eminent experts on photo synthesis and the bio-chemical processes of plant metabolism.[4] One of his results was the find of green algae producing Hydrogen in an environment that starves them of Sulfur.[5] This is a trait that may now be technologically exploited for the production of hydrogen fuel.[6]
[edit] Works
- Research in photosynthesis. New York, Interscience Publ., 1957. OCLC 252395040
- Photosynthesis. Boston, Heath, 1965. OCLC 3038933
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Rürup, p. 200
- ^ Rürup, p. 94
- ^ Rürup, p. 199
- ^ Govindjee, p. 119
- ^ http://www.fotomol.uu.se/Forskning/Biomimetics/solarh/photobio.shtm
- ^ http://www.fotomol.uu.se/Forskning/Biomimetics/solarh/photobio.shtm
[edit] References
- "Hydrogen metabolism of green algae: discovery and early research a tribute to Hans Gaffron"; Govindjee, J.T. Beatty, H. Gest, J.F. Allen. Discoveries in Photosynthesis Springer, 2006. ISBN 9781402033230, pp. 119–129
- "Hans Gaffron" in Reinhard Rürup, Schicksale und Karrieren: Gedenkbuch für die von den Nationalsozialisten aus der Kaiser-wilhelm-gesellschaft Vertriebenen Forscherinnen und Forscher, Wallstein Verlag, 2008. ISBN 9783892447979
