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de Kruif

[ duh krahyf ]

noun

  1. Paul, 1890–1971, U.S. bacteriologist and author.


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As a child, Dresselhaus had her fill of science inspirations, including issues of National Geographic she bought with pocket change, as well as books such as "Microbe Hunters," a dramatic account of medical victories by Paul de Kruif, and "Madame Curie," a biography of two-time Nobel laureate Marie Curie by her daughter, Eve Curie.

From Salon

The British royal also signed a joint statement with Sir Keith Mills, chair of the Invictus Games Foundation, as well as Mark de Kruif, chair of the games in the Netherlands.

As Paul de Kruif wrote in his famous 1926 book Microbe Hunters, “Murderous germs are everywhere, sneaking into all of us, yet they are able to assassinate only some of us.”

Literary scholar James M. Hutchisson of the Citadel has suggested that de Kruif’s contribution was more than scientific details.

De Kruif is known to have provided Lewis with the scientific and medical backdrop that gives “Arrowsmith” its depth and immediacy.

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