Birgit Vennesland was a Norwegian-American biochemist.
11 Facts About Birgit Vennesland
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Birgit Vennesland later was the director of an eponymous research facility by the Max Planck Society from 1970 until her retirement in 1981.
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On November 17,1913, Birgit Vennesland was born in Kristiansand, Norway to Sigrid Kristine, a teacher, and Gunnuf Olaf, a timber merchant.
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Birgit Vennesland received her undergraduate education at the University of Chicago on a scholarship.
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Birgit Vennesland graduated from Chicago with a Bachelor of Science in 1934 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1938, specializing in biochemistry.
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Birgit Vennesland had planned to go to France for her career after she became a International Federation of University Women fellow.
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Birgit Vennesland returned to Chicago in 1941 and held multiple academic positions until 1968, ranging from instructor to professor.
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In 1953, Birgit Vennesland was a co-author of a publication about dehydrogenase called The Enzymatic Transfer of Hydrogen.
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Birgit Vennesland was a co-author of a 1962 publication about the Hill reaction and carbon dioxide.
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Birgit Vennesland continued working with the Max Planck Society as the director of the Birgit Vennesland Research Institute from 1970 to 1981.
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In 1950, Birgit Vennesland was the recipient of the Stephen Hales Prize from the American Society of Plant Biologists for her work in plant biochemistry.