Background
Rantsios, Apostolos Triantafyllos was born on October 9, 1938 in Nikisiani, Macedonia, Greece. Son of Triantafyllos Apostolos Rantsios and Fotini Triantafyllos-Dimitrios Rantsiou-Kioupkioli.
consultant military researcher
Rantsios, Apostolos Triantafyllos was born on October 9, 1938 in Nikisiani, Macedonia, Greece. Son of Triantafyllos Apostolos Rantsios and Fotini Triantafyllos-Dimitrios Rantsiou-Kioupkioli.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary School, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Veterinary School, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1972; professor certified, Veterinary School, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1982.
Various positions, Hellenic Army, Greece, 1962-1969;
head histology department Biological Research Center, Hellenic Army, Athens, 1971-1978;
general staff Medical Corps, Hellenic Army, Athens, 1978-1983;
chief B corps vet service, Hellenic Army, Veria, 1983-1984;
general staff Chief Veterinary Svc., Hellenic Army, Athens, 1984-1987;
director veterinary branch, Biol Research Center Hellenic Army, Athens, 1987-1988;
commander Training Center/Veterinary Svc., Hellenic Army, Larissa, Greece, 1988-1989;
chief Veterinary Svc., Hellenic Army, Athens, 1989-1992;
chairman W.G. Food Hygiene-Food Technology, European North Atlantic Treaty Organization Armed Forces, Athens, 1982-1992. Consultant, Athens, since 1975. Professor ex-oficio Aristotelian U., Thessaloniki, since 1982.
Visiting researcher United Kingdom Agriculture Research Council, 1969-1971, Bundesamstahlt für Fleischforschung, 1985.
Served with Hellenic Army Veterinary Corps, 1962-1992, retired. Member Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society (president 1987-1997), World Veterinary Association (honorary, national representative, president 1995-1999), Balkan and Black Sea Veterinary Association (honorary, president 2000-2005), European College Veterinary Public Health, Serbian Veterinary Medicine Academy (honorary), Hellenic Institute Food Technologists, Hellenic Society Food Hygienists-Technologists, Society Macedonian Studies.
Married Evangelia Apostolos-Georgios Mountraki, April 17, 1966. Children: Fotini, Kalliopi.