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Authorised form of nameKrebs; Sir; Hans Adolf (1900 - 1981)
Dates1900 - 1981
Place of birthHildesheim, Germany
Date of birth25/08/1900
Place of deathOxford
Date of death22/11/1981
Research fieldBiochemistry
ActivityEducation:
Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford; Royal Society Research Professor in Department of Zoology, Oxford University; Member of Environment Council of BNFL; Member of Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
Career:
Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of Natural Environment Council 1994-1999
Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 1953
Honours:
Kt 1958
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election20/03/1947
Age at election46
RSActivityRoyal Society roles:
VP 1965-1966
Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1954; Copley Medal 1961
Lectures:
Croonian 1963; Croonian 2004
RelationshipsFather of John Richard Krebs (FRS 1984)
SourceSources:
DSB vol 17 pp 496-506
AssocMaterial:
CSAC 113/4/86. Papers deposited in Sheffield University Library
References:
G V R Born, FRS, 'The wide-ranging family history of Max Born' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 219-262
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1984 vol 30 pp 349-385, plate, by Sir Hans Kornberg and D H Williamson
CodeNA1147
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1947/17Krebs, Sir Hans Adolf: certificate of election to the Royal Society
GLB/19/1/3Hans Krebs, Professor of Biochemistry, Oxford University to Brown14 January 1960
GLB/65/38/11Hans Krebs, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford to Brown7 March 1961
GLB/37/4/18Brown to Hans Krebs, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford18 October 1966
GLB/19/1/4Brown to Sir Hans Krebs, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford15 January 1960
IM/GA/WS/2684Krebs, Sir Hans Adolf1946
HWT/28/4/9Papers regarding discussions with Mexican delegation at Royal Society and visit of delegation to OxfordOctober 1971
IM/GA/AR/7170Krebs, Sir Hans Adolfnd
IM/GA/WRS/9427Krebs, Sir Hans Adolfnd
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