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

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.