Knut Schmidt-Nielsen

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Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
Bodil Mimi Krogh Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, and Barbara Wagner.
Born(1915-09-24)September 24, 1915
DiedJanuary 25, 2007(2007-01-25) (aged 91)
SpouseBodil Schmidt-Nielsen (divorced) Margareta Claesson (m. 1977–his death)
AwardsInternational Prize for Biology (1992)
Scientific career
InstitutionsDuke University

Knut Schmidt-Nielsen (September 24, 1915 – January 25, 2007)[1] was a prominent figure in the field of comparative physiology and Professor of Physiology Emeritus at Duke University.

Background

Born in Trondheim, Norway. He was educated in Oslo and Copenhagen. He became a student in the laboratory of

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.[2]
He was the leader of expeditions to the Sahara Desert in 1953–54 and central Australia in 1962. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Trustee of Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory, and a consultant to the National Science Foundation.

Career

Schmidt-Nielsen published over 275 scientific papers and wrote the authoritative text on animal physiology. Schmidt-Nielsen is widely recognized as having made significant contributions to ecophysiology. He has been referred to as "the father of comparative physiology and integrative biology"[3] and "one of the all-time greats of animal physiology".[4] He came to Duke University in 1952 and became a James B. Duke Professor in the Department of Biology.

In 1980, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen was elected President of the International Union of Physiological Sciences. He was the founding editor of News in Physiological Sciences. He was a member of the

United States National Academy of Sciences.[5][6] Next to the Biological Science building on Duke's campus is a statue of Schmidt-Nielsen looking at a camel, honoring his more than twenty years of work studying and dispelling myths on how camels withstand the harsh desert environment.[7]
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He was recipient of the 1992 International Prize for Biology awarded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.[9]

Books

  • 1972 How Animals Work Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
    ISBN 978-0-521-09692-8
  • 1975 Animal Physiology: Adaptation and Environment Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press.
    ISBN 0-521-20551-4
  • 1979 Desert animals: Physiological problems of heat and water Dover Publications.
    ISBN 978-0-486-23850-0
  • 1984 Scaling: Why Is Animal Size So Important? Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press
    ISBN 0-521-31987-0
  • 1998 The Camel's Nose: Memoirs Of A Curious Scientist Washington, D.C: Island Press.
    ISBN 978-1-55963-512-7

References

  1. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2008.0010
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  2. ^ "Animal Physiology Expert Knut Schmidt-Nielsen Dies". Duke University Office of News & Communications. 2007-01-25. Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  3. S2CID 220093898
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  4. PMID 17429390
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  5. PMID 17533689
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  6. ^ Trætteberg, Marit. "Knut Schmidt-Nielsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. ^ "In Memoriam: Knut Schmidt-Nielsen (September 24, 1915 – January 25, 2007)". ScienceBlogs (SEED Media Group). 2007-04-11. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  8. ^ Tierney Thys. "Curiosity And The Camel". Duke University Alumni Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  9. PMID 1411565
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