I really not admire someone, but I find
interesting the life of a Chilean scientist.
Before, if someone wished dedicated to the
science, they owed study medicine first.
Hermann Niemeyer was a Chilean scientist,
he studied medicine in the University of Chile, also he studied in University
of Harvard in the biochemistry department, and he studied in University of Wisconsin.
He was dean of the faculty of science in the University of Chile. He died in
1991 in Santiago.
He won the national science prize for his
study in the metabolism in liver cells, also he contributed much in the
biochemistry in Chile.
A courius data is that to Hermann Niemeyer
was “stealed” the Novel prize, he investigated about how to synthesize
carbohydrates, he had one idea about that, but he did not have the necessary
knowledge to carry it out. An Argentine scientist, Luis Leloir had this
knowledge and did it and the same year he won the Novel prize in science. Haha
that’s crazy. Niemeyer and Leloir were friends, so Leloir thanked Neimeyer.
I talk about Hermann Niemeyer because this
anecdote caused me grace hehe.
I had never heard of Hermann Neimeyer... But I agree with you, the anecdote is funny.
ReplyDeleteHe is one of the most national scientific, like Maturana and others, a pain that he doesn't won the nobel prize lol
ReplyDeleteI had never heard about him, but I think that he's was a great scientist. Also, he studied a lot and in different places, that's great.
ReplyDeletegood anecdote!:)
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