Dean Burk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dean Burk

cancer researcher

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1904

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1988

Profession: chemist, biochemist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dean Burk (March 21, 1904 – October 6, 1988) was an American biochemist, medical researcher, and a cancer researcher at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute and the National Cancer Institute.
In 1934, he developed the Lineweaver–Burk plot together with Hans Lineweaver.Dean was the second of four sons born to Frederic Burk, the founder of the San Francisco Normal School, a preparatory school for teachers which eventually became San Francisco State University.
He entered the University of California at Davis at the age of 15.
A year later, he transferred to the University of California at Berkeley, where he received his B.S.
in Entomology in 1923.
Four years later he earned a Ph.D.
in biochemistry.