Cornelis Johannes Marinkelle
Cornelis Johannes Marinkelle was a Dutch medical doctor and biologist, Ph.D. who contributed to the taxonomy of insects, parasites, yeasts and mammals. He described and reported several new living species; many species are named on his honour.
Marinkelle was born in July 1, 1925 in Vienna, Austria to Dutch parents. He was named after his father and grandfather homonymous liutenaut captain of the Dutch Royal Army, Lt Ct. :nl:Cornelis Johannes Marinkelle|Cornelis Johannes Marinkelle.
Marinkelle did his BSc postgraduate studies in Biological Sciences. He obtained the title as Biologist in the University of Batavia, Indonesia and his medical degree and doctorage from the University of Utrecht in 1956 and 1959. He received a PhD from the University of Brussels in 1960. Marinkelle served as a physician for Government of the Netherlands from 1961-1962 and served as medical personnel in the Peace Corps for the Government of the Netherlands, with humanitarian and research missions at Universidad del Salvador in 1962.
In 1963 Marinkelle was appointed as professor at the . He had the chair as professor of parasitology, protozoology, entomology and zoonoses in the until 2011. He was the founder of the Research Center for Microbiology and Tropical Parasitology in Bogotá. In 1997 he was awarded as emeritus professor. He was also advisor for the WHO in topics such as parasitology diseases, tropical medicine and health promotion in developing countries.
Marinkelle was also an avid collector of eggs as a skilled oologist, activity he did for more than 70 years and he donated all his collected specimens to build the Marinkelle Collection that received attention by popular media.
Marinkelle died on January 18, 2012 in Bogotá.
On April 20, 2020, the Museo de Historia Natural ANDES of the Universidad de los Andes was renamed in his honor as the .
