Pieter De Somer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pieter De Somer

biologist, physician

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1917

Place of Birth: Niel, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1985

Profession: physician, biologist, university teacher, immunologist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Pieter De Somer

  • Pieter De Somer (22 December 1917 – 17 June 1985) was a Belgian physician and biologist.
  • He studied medicine from 1935 up to 1942 at the Catholic University of Leuven (Leuven, Belgium).
  • He did research and later became a professor at the Department of medicine, where he specialised in microbiology and immunology.
  • In 1968, he became the first rector of the Flemish Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and he remained rector until his death in 1985.
  • Pieter De Somer founded both the company Recherche et Industrie Thérapeutiques and the Rega Institute for Medical Research.

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