Artur Lind

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]

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

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. "Artur Lindi maja". Ülemiste City. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19.
  3. 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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