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Melvin Calvin
Melvin Ellis Calvin was an American biochemist known for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham, for which he was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California, Berkeley.
BornMelvin Ellis Calvin, April 8, 1911, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 1997, Berkeley, California, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
FieldsChemistry · Biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Manchester, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, Science Advisory Committee
Alma materMichigan College of Mining and Technology, University of Minnesota
Academic advisorsMichael Polanyi
Doctoral studentsCyril Ponnamperuma
Known forCalvin cycle
Notable awardsNobel Prize for Chemistry (1961), Davy Medal (1964), Priestley Medal (1978), AIC Gold Medal (1979), National Medal of Science (1989)
SpouseGenevieve Elle Jemtegaard (m. 1942, 3 children) (d. 1987)

About Melvin Calvin

Chemist Melvin Calvin was born on April 8, 1911 in Minnesota, United States (He dies at the age of 85, on January 8, 1997).

American chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1961 for co-discovering the Calvin cycle with Andrew Benson and James Bassham.

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Melvin Calvin before becoming famous

Melvin Calvin was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1911 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Pig (豬).

In 1931, he received a bachelor's degree in science from Michigan College of Mining and Technology, and in 1935, he received a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Minnesota.

Achievement of Melvin Calvin

In 2011, he was included in a volume of the American Scientists stamp collection.

Melvin Calvin's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1942, he married Genevieve Jemtegaard, with whom he had three children.

Melvin Calvin Collabed with

In 2011, Botanist Asa Gray was included in the same American Scientists US postage stamp collection as him.

Melvin Calvin Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Melvin Calvin updated on March 12 2023.