Biography of Helmut Ruska

Helmut Ruska (* 7. June 1908 in Heidelberg; † 30. August 1973 in Düsseldorf) was a deutscher Mediziner und Pionier der Elektronenmikroskopie. He was 65 years old. He studied at Kurfürst-Friedrich-Gymnasium (Heidelberg). He worked at University of Düsseldorf and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His awards include Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize and Aronson Prize. He was buried at Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery.