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Paul Kruif

Paul Kruif
Paul Henry de Kruif
Rođen: 02.03.1890. Wikipedia
(Zeeland, MI, USA)
Umro: 28.02.1971.
Opis:Američki mikrobiolog i pisac
Izvor:Wikipedia

Paul Henry de Kruif (March 2, 1890; Zeeland, Michigan-February 28, 1971; Holland, Michigan) was an American microbiologist and author of Dutch descent.
Publishing as Paul de Kruif, he is most noted for his 1926 book, Microbe Hunters.
This book was not only a bestseller for a lengthy period after publication, it has remained high on lists of recommended reading for science and has been an inspiration for many aspiring physicians and scientists.
He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor’s degree (1912) and remained to obtain a Ph.D. (1916).
He immediately entered service as a Private in Mexico on the Pancho Villa Expedition and afterwards served as a Lieutenant and a Captain in World War I in France.
Because of his service in the Sanitary Corps, he had occasional contacts with leading French biologists of the period.

Writing careerAfter returning to the University of Michigan as an Assistant Professor, De Kruif briefly worked for the Rockefeller Institute (for Medical Research).
He then became a full-time writer.

De Kruif assisted Sinclair Lewis with his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Arrowsmith (1925) by providing the scientific and medical information required by the plot, along with character sketches.
Even though Lewis was listed as the sole author, De Kruif’s contribution was significant, and he received 25 percent of the royalties.
Many believe the characters in the novel represent people known to De Kruif, with Martin Arrowsmith (a physician, unlike de Kruif) possibly representing himself.

Some of his writings created problems for him.
Some essays written while working for the Rockefeller Institute led to his dismissal.
Ronald Ross, one of the scientists featured in Microbe Hunters, took exception to how he was described, so the British edition deleted that chapter to avoid a libel suit.

De Kruif was a staff writer for the Ladies’ Home Journal, Country Gentleman, and the Readers Digest, contributing articles on Science and Medicine.
He also served on commissions to promote research into Infantile Paralysis.

The Sweeping Wind, his last book, is his autobiography.

Books by Paul de Kruif
Our Medicine Men (1922)
Microbe Hunters (1926)
Hunger Fighters (1928)
Men Against Death (1932)
Why Keep Them Alive (1937)
Seven Iron Men (1937)
The Fight for Life (1938)
The Male Hormone (1945)
Health is Wealth (1940)
Life Among the Doctors (1949)
Kaiser Wakes the Doctors (1940)
A Man Against Insanity (1957)
The Sweeping Wind (1962)

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