Background
Gilbert, Benjamin was born on September 27, 1929 in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England. Son of William Richard and Dorothy Oxley (Naylor) Gilbert.
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Benjamin Gilbert
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Bachelor of Science, U. Bristol (England), 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Bristol (England), 1954.
Career
Senior science officer, Explosives R & D Establishment, Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom, 1953-1957; postdoctoral researcher, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1957-1958; research associate, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1958-1964; visiting researcher, Institute de Quimica Agricola, Ministry Agriculture, Rio de Janeiro, 1958-1963; visiting professor, U. Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 1963-1972; group leader chemistry, Institute de Pesquisas da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro, 1972-1985; chief scientist, Companhia de Desenvolvimento Tecnologico, Campinas, Brazil, since 1985; technical adviser medicinal chemistry, Fundaç+220o Oswaldo Cruz, Ministry Health, Rio de Janeiro, since 1986. Temporary adviser chemical safety World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1980. Temporary adviser chemistry, disease control, and natural products National Research Council and Science and Technology Board, Brasilia, since 1972.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Society Chemistry. Member American Chemical Society, Society Brasileira de Quimica, Brazilian Academy Sciences (correspondent).
Connections
Married Maria Elisa Alentejano, September 27, 1959. Children: William Richard, Peter Alentejano.
