Israel Zelitch
American plant physiologist (1924–2023)
Israel Zelitch | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1924-06-18)June 18, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 2023(2023-03-22) (aged 98) Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University University of Wisconsin–Madison New York University School of Medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant physiologyy |
Israel Zelitch (June 18, 1924 – March 23, 2023) was an American plant physiologist specialising in photosynthesis at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1][2]
Biography
Zelitch was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 18, 1924.[3] He died of COVID-19 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on March 23, 2023, at the age of 98.[4][5]
Education
- B.S. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, 1947
- Ph.D, Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1951
- National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, NYU College of Medicine, 1951–1952
References
- ^ "Zelitch, Israel". aaas.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Israel Zelitch". ct.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Reports of the Secretary and Treasurer. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 1957. p. 111. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Israel "Zuni" Zelitch". Legacy. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Israel "Zuni" Zelitch". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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