Victor Trikojus
Victor Trikojus | |
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| Born | 5 February 1902 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 27 January 1985 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Education | University of Sydney, University of Oxford |
| Known for | Thyroid hormone biochemistry Drug synthesis Nutrition |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry, Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Freiburg, Laboratorium des Staates, University of Sydney, University of Melbourne |
| Thesis | The Introduction of the Methylenedioxy Group and of Similar Groups into the Aromatic Nucleus (1927) |
| Doctoral advisor | William Henry Perkin, Jr. |
| Other academic advisors | Arnold Loeser, Heinrich Wieland, Charles George Lambie |
| Notable students | Catherine Anne Money |
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Victor Martin "Trik" Trikojus (1902–1985) was an Australian professor of biochemistry. He was the second professor and head of the School of Biochemistry at the University of Melbourne from 1943 to 1968.