Humberto Fernández-Morán

Humberto Fernández-Morán
Humberto Fernández-Morán
	Fernández-Morán Villalobos on the electron microscope at IVIC in the 1950s
Born	Humberto Fernández-Morán Villalobos; 18 February 1924; Maracaibo, Venezuela
Died	17 March 1999 (aged 75); Stockholm, Sweden
Alma mater	University of Munich; George Washington University;
Known for	Diamond knife; Founder of IVIC; Cryoultramicrotomy; Electron cryomicroscopy
Awards	Order of the Polar Star, John Scott Award
	Scientific career
Fields	Medicine
Institutions	Central University of Venezuela (UCV), NASA, MIT, University of Chicago, University of Stockholm

Humberto Fernández-Morán Villalobos (18 February 1924 – 17 March 1999) was a Venezuelan research scientist born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, known for inventing the diamond knife or scalpel, significantly advancing the development of electromagnetic lenses for electron microscopy based on superconducting technology, and many other scientific contributions.

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