George Edward Briggs | |
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| Born | 25 June 1893 Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
| Died | 7 February 1985 |
| Nationality | British |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | G.E.Briggs |
George Edward BriggsFRS[1] (25 June 1893 – 7 February 1985) was Professor ofBotany at theUniversity of Cambridge.
He was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, the eldest son of Walker Thomas and Susan (née Townend) Briggs.[1]
He was elected aFellow of the Royal Society in 1935.[1] He published several significant scientific papers onenzymes.[2][3] Part of his work on enzymes was done withJ. B. S. Haldane, and led tothe derivation ofVictor Henri's enzyme kinetics law andMichaelis–Menten kinetics via thesteady state approximation. This derivation remains commonly used today because it provides better insight into the system, though it retains the algebraic form of the Michaelis-Menten equations.[4]Notable publications of Briggs includeMovement of Water in Plants.[5]
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