Werner Gunter Jaffé Fellner (October 27, 1914 – May 3, 2009) was a chemist and university professor. During the fifty years that he taught at the college level, he published over 200 academic publications and was named honorary professor at the Simón Bolívar University.

Early life and education

Jaffé was born in

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as a child of Rudolf Jaffé. He received his doctoral degree at the

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under the supervision of the Nobel Prize winner

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Career

After graduating, Jaffé arrived in Venezuela in 1940 and became a professor at the

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. He started the teaching of Biochemistry at the Central University and founded the ''Instituto Nacional de Nutrición''. He was cofounder of the Venezuelan Association for the Advancement of Science. in 1946 he received a grant from the

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and, among several science prizes, he was awarded the ''Premio Nacional de Ciencia, CONICIT'' in 1978.

Death and legacy

He died in

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in 2009.

References

Bibliography

* Werner Röder; Herbert A. Strauss (ed.): ''International Biographical Dictionary of Central European Emigrés 1933-1945''. Vol 2,1. München : Saur, 1983 , p. 563

External links

*Biography and Publication

*Biograph

*Interview to Dr. Jaff�

*Homage to Dr. Jaffé at the Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela), Simón Bolívar Universitybr>
1914 births 2009 deaths Academic staff of the Central University of Venezuela Scientists from Frankfurt University of Zurich alumni German emigrants to Venezuela German expatriates in Switzerland {{Germany-chemist-stub