Background
Lederer, Edgar was born on June 5, 1908 in Vienna. Arrived in France, 1933, naturalized, 1938. Son of Alfred and Friederike (Przibram) Lederer.
Lederer, Edgar was born on June 5, 1908 in Vienna. Arrived in France, 1933, naturalized, 1938. Son of Alfred and Friederike (Przibram) Lederer.
Doctor.phil., U. Vienna, 1930. Doctor.es.Sc., Sorbonne, 1938. Honorary doctoral degrees U. Aberdeen, U. Liege.
Postdoctoral researcher Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, Heidelberg, Germany, 1930-1933.
Director research Vitamin Institute, Leningrad, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1935-1937. Research assistant Centre National de la Recherche Science, Paris, 1938-1940, member senior research staff, since 1945, director research, since 1952, director Institute Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Gif sur Yvette, France, 1960-1978.
Member of staff Laboratory Biochemistry, U. Lyon Faculty Sciences, France, 1940-1947, Institute Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, 1947-1960. Associate professor Sorbonne, Paris, 1954-1958, professor, since 1958.
Professor biochemistry U. Paris, 1956-1978.Author books on carotenoids, chromatography, lipid biochemistry.
Postdoctoral researcher Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, Heidelberg, Germany, 1930—1933. Director research Vitamin Institute, Leningrad, Russia, 1935—1937. Research assistant Center National de la Recherche Science, Paris, 1938—1940, member senior research staff, since 1945, director research, since 1952.
Director Institute Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Gif sur Yvette, France, 1960—1978. Member staff Laboratory Biochemistry, University Lyon Faculty Sciences, France, 1940—1947, Institute Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, 1947—1960. Associate professor Sorbonne University, 1954—1958, professor, since 1958.
Professor biochemistry University Paris, 1956—1978. With French Army, World World War II.
Served with French Army, World World War World World War World War II Member Academy Sciences. Member numerous chemical societies.
Married Helene Frechet Lederer, June 16, 1932. Children: Marianne, Sylvia, Florence, Pascal, Denis, Aline, Pierre.