Hans Gaffron

Hans Gaffron ( born May 17, 1902 in Lima, Peru, † August 18 1979 in Falmouth, Massachusetts ) was a German-born biochemist and the son of the German physicist Edward Gaffron and his wife Hedwig of Gevekot.

He studied in Berlin, his doctor father was Wilhelm Traube. Gaffron was one of the foremost experts of photosynthesis and biochemical processes of plant metabolism. One of his achievements was the discovery of hydrogen- producing properties of the green alga in an isolated nitrogen environment. This discovery ( hydrogen bioreactor ) could now be used to produce hydrogen as an energy carrier, and therefore examines the world of research institutions.

Works

  • Research in photosynthesis. New York, Interscience Publ, 1957. OCLC 252 395 040
  • Photosynthesis. Boston, Heath, 1965. OCLC 3038933

Swell

  • "Hydrogen metabolism of green algae: discovery and early research a tribute to Hans Gaffron "; Govindjee, J. T. Beatty, H. Gest, J. F. Allen. Discoveries in Photosynthesis Springer, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4020-3323-0, pp. 119-129
  • " Hans Gaffron " in Reinhard Rürup, destinies and careers: Memorial Book for the products sold by the Nazis from the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, researchers, Wallenstein Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-89244-797-9.
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