calvin

incontable · nombre propio

A proper noun referring to a male given name, or a surname of notable historical figures, including a Swiss theologian and a US chemist.

• 🇪🇸Nombre propio que puede referirse a un nombre de pila masculino o a un apellido de personalidades históricas, incluyendo al teólogo suizo Juan Calvino y a un químico estadounidense.

1. John Calvin (theologian) B2 formal

   A French-born Swiss theologian and key figure in the Protestant Reformation, known for his doctrines of predestination and justification by faith, which shaped Presbyterianism.

   • Calvin's teachings heavily influenced the development of Reformed theology.
   • The Institutes of the Christian Religion is Calvin's most famous work.
   • Many Protestant denominations trace their roots back to Calvin's ideas.

   🇪🇸Juan Calvino (teólogo)

2. Melvin Calvin (chemist) B2 formal scientific

   An American chemist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the Calvin cycle, the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis.

   • Melvin Calvin's research explained how plants convert carbon dioxide into glucose.
   • The Calvin cycle is a fundamental concept in biology classes.
   • Calvin's work earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1961.

   🇪🇸Melvin Calvin (químico)

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