Willem M. de Vos (born 30 October 1954, in

Apeldoorn Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. It is located about 60 km east of Utrecht, 60 km west of Enschede, 25 km north of Arnhem and 35 km south of Zwolle. The ...

) is a Dutch academic and

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Ancient Greek, Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of Microorganism, microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, f ...

. He studied for his PhD at the

University of Groningen The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; nl, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a Public university#Continental Europe, public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen (city), Groningen in ...

. He is notable for winning the

Spinozapremie The Spinoza Prize ( nl, Spinozapremie) is an annual award of 2.5 million euro, to be spent on new research given by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The award is the highest scientific award in the Netherlands. It is named after the philosopher ...

in 2008. De Vos is currently serving as an

Academy Professor In some countries, an academy professor is a scientist appointed to function as professor and/or conferred to the official professor rank by the academy of sciences of that country, rather than by any university establishment. Such scientists are ...

for the Academy of Finland. Since 2009 De Vos is member of the

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed ...

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External links

*http://www.wewur.wur.nl/popups/vcard.aspx?id=VOS017&lang=uk
NWO/Spinoza Prize jury report for Prof. W.M. (Willem) de Vos
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vos, Willem de 1954 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Helsinki Dutch microbiologists Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences People from Apeldoorn Spinoza Prize winners University of Groningen alumni Academic staff of Wageningen University and Research