BIOLOGIST

C. B. van Niel

1897 - 1985

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Cornelis Bernardus van Niel (also known as Kees van Niel; November 4, 1897 – March 10, 1985) was a Dutch-American microbiologist. He introduced the study of general microbiology to the United States and made key discoveries explaining the chemistry of photosynthesis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. C. B. van Niel is the 772nd most popular biologist (up from 857th in 2019), the 682nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 841st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Dutch Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, C. B. van Niel ranks 772 out of 1,097. Before him are Hwang Woo-suk, Wilhelm Weinberg, Otto von Münchhausen, Emmanuel Drake del Castillo, David Don, and Robert Ridgway. After him are Mary F. Lyon, Richard Wettstein, Herbert Copeland, Édouard Spach, Neil Campbell, and Angela Piskernik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, C. B. van Niel ranks 218. Before him are Fletcher Henderson, Higinio Morínigo, Fausto Acke, Karl Decker, Harald Sæverud, and Pedro Vallana. After him are Miguel Fleta, Ulises Poirier, Betty Compson, Gene Tunney, Antonio Campolo, and Erik Malmberg. Among people deceased in 1985, C. B. van Niel ranks 167. Before him are Israel Regardie, E. B. White, Bodil Joensen, Ludo Coeck, Karl Zischek, and Josip Primožič. After him are Michel Pécheux, Yrjö Nikkanen, Big Joe Turner, Alexander Mikulin, Jules Vandooren, and Olav Sunde.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, C. B. van Niel ranks 682 out of 1,646. Before him are Bep van Klaveren (1907), Gerrit Voorting (1923), Richard Krajicek (1971), Estella Agsteribbe (1909), Bep Voskuijl (1919), and Wim Jonk (1966). After him are Carice van Houten (1976), Kick Smit (1911), Marie Braun (1911), Theo Heemskerk (1852), Charles of Mount Argus (1821), and Pim Doesburg (1943).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Netherlands

Among biologists born in Netherlands, C. B. van Niel ranks 17. Before him are Pieter Bleeker (1819), Wilhem de Haan (1801), George Clifford III (1685), Pieter Willem Korthals (1807), Volcher Coiter (1534), and Johannes Burman (1707). After him are Jan Frederik Gronovius (1686), and Wim Crusio (1954).

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