David Keilin
(1887-1963), BiologistSitter in 1 portrait
Moscow-born biologist. Professor of Biology and Director, Molteno Institute (1931-52), published numerous papers on the reproduction of lice, the horse bot-fly and other subjects. Detected pigment in the bot-fly which he named cytochrome, an important development in biochemistry.
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