Background
Pelekassis, Constantine Eustathius was born on September 6, 1917 in Zante Island, Greece. Son of Demetrius and Angelica (Dragonas) Pelekassis.
Pelekassis, Constantine Eustathius was born on September 6, 1917 in Zante Island, Greece. Son of Demetrius and Angelica (Dragonas) Pelekassis.
Diploma in Agriculture, Aristotelian University of Salonica, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Aristotelian University of Salonica, 1962. Master of Science in Entomology, University California, Berkeley, 1957.
With agricultural experiment station Minister of Agriculture, Athens, 1942-1944, civil servant, 1942-1968. Lab assistant Benaki Plant Pathology Institute/Kiphisia, 1959-1944, chief of the olive pests Laboratory, 1956-1961, head of entomology and zoology department, 1964-1968. Associate professor agriculture zoology and entomology Agriculture University of Athens, 1964-1965, professor, 1966-1985, elected rector, 1977-1979.
Member Superior Council for Agrochems., Minister Agriculture, 1968-1985, State Laboratory for Drugs, 1968-1973. Member executive committee Commis Intern Lutte Biologique, France, 1961-1973. President Consultative Council, Benaki Plant Pathol.
Institute, 1990-1992. Presenter in field on television, radio and Hellenic conferences for the protection of natural environment, biotopes, and various ecosystems.
Member Entomological Society of Greece (president since 1979).
Married Julia Carvellas, October 17, 1943. Children: Angelica, Elizabeth.