Dimitris Spyros Galanos

Background

Galanos, Dimitris Spyros was born on August 28, 1927 in Athens, Greece. Son of Spyridon and Anna (Totomi) Galanos.

Education

Diploma in chemistry, National University Athens, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, National University Athens, 1954. Postgraduate, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt Für Lebensmittelchemie, Munich, 1954.

Career

Teaching assistant, Laboratory Food Chemistry, National U. Athens, 1951-1952; research assistant, Laboratory Food Chemistry, National U. Athens, 1956-1958; lecturer food chemistry, Laboratory Food Chemistry, National U. Athens, 1958; senior research investigator, Laboratory Food Chemistry, National U. Athens, 1959; professor food chemistry, Laboratory Food Chemistry, National U. Athens, since 1963; chairman division chemistry, Laboratory Food Chemistry, National U. Athens, 1985-1990. Researcher division biochemistry University of Illinois, Urbana, 1954-1956, research associate chemistry, 1958-1959. International lecturer.

Achievements

• Dimitris Spyros Galanos has been listed as a noteworthy food chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served Royal Hellenic Navy, 1948-1950. Member American Chemical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, American Oil Chemists Society, International Society Neurochemistry, Syrian Academy of Sciences, Alpha Chi Sigma.

Connections

Married Rebecca Sophia Turcovassili, September 30, 1972. 1 child, Anna Amerimmi Papalexopoulos.

Father:

Spyridon Galanos

Mother:

Anna (Totomi) Galanos

Spouse:

Rebecca Sophia Turcovassili

child:

Anna Amerimmi Papalexopoulos Galanos