Leendert Bosch
Leendert Bosch (13 November 1924 – 20 January 2017)[1][2] was a Dutch biochemist. He was a professor of biochemistry at Leiden University from 1964 to 1990.[3]
Bosch was born on 13 November 1924 in Appingedam. He obtained his title of Doctor at Delft University of Technology in 1955, with a dissertation titled "Biochemische en endocrinologische onderzoekingen van normaal en neoplastisch weefsel : de stofwisseling van oestrogeen producerende ovariumtumoren" (Biochemical and endocrinological research of normal and neoplastic tissue: the metabolism of oestrogen producing ovarian tumors). In 1961 Bosch was named lector of biochemistry in extraordinary service at Leiden University. In 1963 he became a regular lector, and in 1964 he was named professor.[3]
Bosch was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1978.[4] He was elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization in 1982.[5] He retired as professor in 1990.[3]
A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, Bosch criticized the party for its 2002 election program on biochemical and ethical reasons.[6]
Bosch died on 20 January 2017.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Family notices in NRC Handelsblad, 25 January 2017
- ^ a b "Leendert Bosch" (in Dutch). Familieberichten.nl. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Leendert Bosch" (in Dutch). Leiden University. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Leen Bosch". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Leendert Bosch". European Molecular Biology Organization. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Concept-verkiezingsprogram van CDA jaagt kiezers weg". Trouw (in Dutch). 1 February 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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