Artur Lind
Born6 April 1927 Edit this on Wikidata
Vändra Edit this on Wikidata
Died30 November 1989 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 62)
Resting placeOld St. John's Cemetery Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater

Artur Lind (6 April 1927, Vändra – 30 November 1989, Tartu)[1] was an Estonian biologist and is considered to be the founder of molecular biology in Estonia.[2]

Lind studied to be a surgeon at the University of Tartu. Due to an allergic reaction to analgesics used at the time, he was unable to continue working as a surgeon and moved to the faculty of biochemistry instead.[3]

He is credited with the discovery of 5S ribosomal RNA.[3]

His remains are buried in Vana-Jaani cemetery in Tartu.[4] The Sepapaja 6 office building in Ülemiste City is named after Artur Lind.[2]

References

  1. Piirsalu, Hiie (28 August 2015). "Arstid: algus eelmises lehes". Vändra Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Artur Lindi maja". Ülemiste City. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19.
  3. 1 2 Maidla, Margus (14 October 2016). "Ruum, kus sündis Eesti molekulaarbioloogia". Sirp (in Estonian).
  4. "Artur Lind'i (1927 - 1989) haud". Tartu registry of monuments. Retrieved 2019-06-12.


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