Born July 20 1935, Antwerp, Belgium. Died April 17 2003.
Education and professional career
- 1957 : Degree in Zoology, Ghent University
- 1960 : Doctorate in Microbiology, Ghent University
- 1962-1963 : Postdoctoral training in Microbial Genetics (London)
- 1967 : NIH, Bethesda
- 1967 : Albert Einstein of Medicine, N.Y.
- 1967-1978 : Associate Professor, Ghent University
- 1967-1978 : Director of the General Genetics Laboratory, Ghent University
- 1970-1978 : Ordinary Professor, Ghent University
- 1978-1995 : Extraordinary Professor, Ghent University
- 1978 : Director, Department of Genetic Principles of Plant Breeding, Max-Planck-Institut Züchtungsforschung, Cologne
- 1980 : Honorary Professor, University of Cologne
- 1992 : Visiting Professor, Collège de France
- 1994-1998 : Professor at the Collège de France, Chair of Plant Molecular Biology
