Background
Côme, Daniel Gilbert William was born on July 26, 1935 in Lavaré, Sarthe, France. Son of Gualbert and Marie (Prud'homme) Côme.
Côme, Daniel Gilbert William was born on July 26, 1935 in Lavaré, Sarthe, France. Son of Gualbert and Marie (Prud'homme) Côme.
Agregation in natural science, Superior Normal School, St. Cloud, France, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Paris, 1967.
From assistant to associate professor, U. Paris, 1960-1975;
professor, U. Pierre et Marie Curie, since 1975. Director laboratory postharvest physiology Center National Research Science, Meudon, France, 1975-1986. President, commission C2 International Institute Refrigeration, Paris, since 1987.
Professor Superior Normal Schools, St. Cloud, 1965-1986.
Member French Academy Agricultural, International Society Seed Science (president), International Institute Refrigeration (honorary member), Rumanian Academy Agriculture and Forestry (honorary member).
Married Jacqueline Mini, July 20, 1957. Children: Nathalie, Laurence, Denis.