Roger Yate Stanier | |
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| Born | October 22, 1916 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | January 29, 1982 (aged 65) |
| Alma mater | Victoria College University of British Columbia University of California, Los Angeles Stanford University |
| Known for | Cyanobacteria |
| Awards | Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award (1950) Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (1980) Leeuwenhoek Medal (1981) |
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| Fields | Microbiology |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Institut Pasteur |
| Doctoral advisor | C. B. van Niel |
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Roger Yate Stanier (22 October 1916 – 29 January 1982) was a Canadian microbiologist who was influential in the development of modern microbiology.[1] As a member of the Delft School and former student of C. B. van Niel, he made important contributions to the taxonomy of bacteria, including the classification of blue-green algae as cyanobacteria.[2] In 1957, he and co-authors wrote The Microbial World, an influential microbiology textbook which was published in five editions over three decades.[3] In the course of 24 years at the University of California, Berkeley he reached the rank of professor and served as chair of the Department of Bacteriology before leaving for the Pasteur Institute in 1971.[4] He received several awards over the course of his career, including the Leeuwenhoek Medal. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences and the Légion d’Honneur.[1]
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