Lucien Massard ( Fr. Lucien Massart ; August 22, 1908, Lint - September 5, 1988) is a Belgian scientist, biologist , professor at the Department of Natural Sciences at Ghent State University , doctor of chemical sciences , specialist in animal husbandry and plant biochemistry, in particular, enzymology . Rector of the University of Antwerp (1965).
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| Alma mater | Brussels University |
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| Awards and prizes | Franky Award ( 1957 ) [d] ( 1938 ) |
The creator of the biochemical school of Belgium. Laureate of the Franky Prize in the field of biological or medical sciences ( 1957 ); Leo Herrera (1941).
In 1951, together with Eduard Bigwood, Jean Brachet, Christian de Duve , Marcel Florkin, Paul Puttseys and others was one of the founders of the Belgian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Short Biography
- Candidate of the National Foundation for Scientific Research (1932-1934);
- Employee of the National Foundation for Scientific Research (1939-1941);
- Lecturer at Ghent State University (1941-1948);
- Professor of the University of Ghent (1948);
- Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the University (1957);
- President of the National Council for Scientific Policy of Belgium (1959-1965);
- Member of the Board of Directors of the National Foundation for Scientific Research of Belgium (1960-1964);
- Full professor, rector of the University of Antwerp (1965);
- Member of the Commission on Higher Education and Basic Research of the National Council for Scientific Policy of Belgium (1966).