CONTENTS 



PREAMBLE VII 



CONTENTS XI 



ILLUSTRATIONS opposite page 48 



PART ONE 

 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORANDA 



FROM YOUTH TO PROFESSOR 3 



1 888- 1 905 The early years 3 



1 905-1 9 16 Student and assistant 5 



1916-1921 The tropical period 9 



KLUYVER AS PROFESSOR; CHRONICLES OF THE LABORATORY 14 



1922 Preparation 14 



1923-1927 Inspiration 18 



1 928- 1 938 Consolidation 25 



1939-1945 War and occupation 34 



1 945- 1 956 Recovery; the final years 3^ 



KLUYVER AS SEEN BY HIS PUPILS 49 



KLUYVER S CONTRIBUTIONS TO MICROBIOLOGY AND 

 BIOCHEMISTRY 



Introduction 

 The prologue 



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70 



The emergence of a programme 80 



The unfolding of the programme 84 



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