Descartes Centre, Achter De Dom 20, Utrecht University, 3512 JP Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Eur J Pharmacol. 2010 Jan 10;626(1):4-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.10.012.
David de Wied was a natural leader with many a talent. He was the director of the Rudolf Magnus Institute at Utrecht University and president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He coached over 75 Ph.D. students and hosted some 200 foreign scientists who joined him in his multidisciplinary neuropeptide research. Many of them became lifelong friends, frequenting the home of Liedje and David de Wied. Born in Deventer (The Netherlands) on January 12th, 1925, David de Wied's early boyhood first in Deventer and later in Leeuwarden appears to have been no different from that of any other provincial Dutch boys in pre-war Holland. After the war David enrolled at Groningen University to study medicine. Subsequently he specialized in experimental pharmacology. To understand the determination of David de Wied is to understand the drive of a Jewish young man, who during the war, had been forced to go underground and unable to develop in a free and independent manner. Therefore, later in life, time became very precious to him and everything that came across his path had to be taken seriously. In this short sketch of David de Wied I will try to highlight his outstanding scientific accomplishments as well as his personality as both have inspired a generation of young scientists. It is a great honour and a pleasure to be part of this meeting in memory of David de Wied.
戴维·德维特是一位天赋异禀的天生领袖。他曾担任乌得勒支大学鲁道夫·马格努斯研究所所长，以及荷兰皇家艺术与科学院院长。他指导了超过 75 名博士生，并邀请了大约 200 名外国科学家与他一起从事神经肽的多学科研究。其中许多人成为了他的终身朋友，经常光顾戴维·德维特及其夫人莉杰的家。戴维·德维特于 1925 年 1 月 12 日出生在代芬特尔（荷兰），他的童年早期先在代芬特尔，后来在吕伐登度过，与二战前荷兰任何其他省的荷兰男孩并没有什么不同。战后，戴维进入格罗宁根大学学习医学。随后，他专门从事实验药理学研究。要理解戴维·德维特的决心，就必须理解一个犹太年轻人的动力，在战争期间，他被迫转入地下，无法自由和独立地发展。因此，在他的余生中，时间对他来说变得非常宝贵，他会认真对待生活中遇到的一切。在这篇关于戴维·德维特的简介中，我将尝试重点介绍他杰出的科学成就以及他的个性，因为这两者都激励了一代年轻科学家。能够参与这次纪念戴维·德维特的会议，我深感荣幸和愉快。
