František Makeš

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František Makeš (born 1931 in

conservation of art objects
.

Career

He studied at the

Ph.D. degree by the University of Gothenburg
.

He worked, among other things, as chief curator of the

Swedish royal palace
and its art collections.

In 2005 Makeš was awarded the "Gratias Agit Award" by the

Czech Ministry of Culture
.

In 2006 Makeš was awarded

Skokloster
.

Internationally, he is recognized for his scientific approach regarding the disclosure of imitation paintings and for his two patents in biochemistry. Today, Makeš continues his research with

polarographic analysis and is thus in the footsteps of Jaroslav Heyrovský who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1957. Makeš's latest research focuses on how we[who?] can best save our[who?] cultural heritage.[1]

Scientific works

References

  1. ^ Makeš, F. (2006): Novel enzymatic technologies to safeguard cultural heritage. Studies in Conservation 16, Gothenburg, Sweden