Paul K. Stumpf (February 23, 1919 – February 10, 2007) was an American biochemist,University of California at Davis;Obituary: Paul K. Stumpf, Biochemist;February 20, 2007 "a world leader in the field of plant biochemistry" according to the National Academy of Sciences and the University of California.IN MEMORIAM;Paul K. Stumpf;Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry;Molecular and Cellular Biology;UC Davis;1919 – 2007 Specifically the University of California said that "Stumpf pioneered the study of the biochemistry of lipids (fats and oils) in plants". Stumpf was chairman of the department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
In 1958, he and his colleague Joe Neilands co-authored a very influential textbook, Outlines of Enzyme Chemistry.
He was a recipient of the following distinctions and awards: 1961 and 1969: twice a Guggenheim Fellow. 1974: the Stephen Hales Prize from the American Society of Plant Physiologists 1975: elected a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences 1978: elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences 1980: president of the American Society of Plant Physiologists 1986–1990: chairman of the board of trustees of the American Society of Plant Physiologists 1992: the Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership the American Society of Plant Physiologists the Lipid Chemistry Prize from the American Oil Chemists Society Senior Scientist Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany 1994: elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Recognized as a Pioneer Member of the American Society of Plant Biologists.
Basic chronology 1919: born in New York City on February 23 1941: A.B. magna cum laude from Harvard University 1945: Ph.D. in biochemistry, Columbia University 1948: an assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley 1958: moves to University of California, Davis the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics 1984: retires
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