title: A tribute to Achim Trebst at the time of his doctor honoris causa, University of Düsseldorf.
abstract: On June 9, 2009, we celebrate the 80th birthday of Achim Trebst. I present below the "Tribute" (Laudatio) that I read on February 11, 2000 on the occasion of his receiving Doctor honoris causa of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. The text below is a translation from the original German to English with minor editorial changes by Govindjee.
authors: strotman@uni-duesseldorf.de
authors: Heinrich
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authors: Strotmann
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D001671:Biochemistry / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D010788:Photosynthesis; D014495:Universities