Melvin Calvin

Melvin Ellis Calvin (April 8, 1911 – January 8, 1997) 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.

Melvin Calvin
Calvin c. 1960s
Born
Melvin Ellis Calvin

April 8, 1911
DiedJanuary 8, 1997(1997-01-08) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMichigan College of Mining and Technology
University of Minnesota
Known forCalvin cycle
SpouseGenevieve Elle Jemtegaard (m. 1942, d. 1987)
Children3
AwardsCentenary Prize (1955)
William H. Nichols Medal (1958)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1961)
Davy Medal (1964)
Priestley Medal (1978)
AIC Gold Medal (1979)
National Medal of Science (1989)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry · Biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Manchester
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley Radiation Laboratory
Science Advisory Committee
Academic advisorsMichael Polanyi
Doctoral studentsCyril Ponnamperuma
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