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Kluyver's work in retrospect: Wisdom of foresight?

Lecture delivered on October 27, 1988 before the Netherlands Society for Microbiology in commemoration of the birthday of Prof. dr. ir. A.J. Kluyver (1888–1956)

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In this paper three former students of Kluyver look back upon his work and make an effort to assess its significance in the development of present-day microbiology.

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  1. International Institute for Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, The Netherlands

    C. J. E. A. Bulder, J. W. M. la Rivière & W. Verhoeven

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Bulder, C.J.E.A., la Rivière, J.W.M. & Verhoeven, W. Kluyver's work in retrospect: Wisdom of foresight?. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 56, 109–126 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399976

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