Background
Boskou, Dimitrios Christos was born on August 24, 1939 in Drama, Macedonia, Greece. Son of George and Chrysanthi (Intje) Boskou.
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Boskou, Dimitrios Christos was born on August 24, 1939 in Drama, Macedonia, Greece. Son of George and Chrysanthi (Intje) Boskou.
Diploma in chemistry, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1964. Doctorate in Chemistry, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1974. Phil Doctor in Science, University London, 1976.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 1982.
Chief chemist, Edible Oil Processing, Thessaloniki, 1966-1970;
assistant, Aristotle U., Thessaloniki, 1970-1974;
lecturer, Aristotle U., Thessaloniki, 1974-1982;
from assistant professor to associate professor, Aristotle U., Thessaloniki, 1982-1991;
professor, Aristotle U., Thessaloniki, since 1991. Director laboratory food chemistry Faculty of Chemistry, U. Thessaloniki, since 1990. National representative International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry, since 1986.
Member science committee for food European Commission, since 1995.
(A staple food for thousands of years in the Mediterranean...)
With C'Army Corps, 1964-1966. Member Society Greek Chemists, Society Greek Food Technologists, Institute Food Science Technology United Kingdom.
Married Vasiliki Kotrotsi, October 2, 1966. Children: George, Katerina.