Background
Kováts, Ervin Sz. was born on September 29, 1927 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Imre Sz. Kováts and Jolán Aracs.
Kováts, Ervin Sz. was born on September 29, 1927 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Imre Sz. Kováts and Jolán Aracs.
Diploma in chemical engineering, University Technique, Budapest, 1949. Diploma in chemical engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, 1951. Doctor of Science Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, 1953.
Habilitation, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, 1964. DHC, Veszprèm (Hungary) University, 1989. DHC, University d'Aix-Marseille, France, 1994.
Research fellow Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1950-1967, full professor Lausanne, 1968-1994, honorary professor, since 1994. Part-time professor University Veszprèm, since 1995. Consultant, various Swiss companies, since 1957.
Dean chemical engineering Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1970-1972, 80-82.
Chairman board, Pro Arte Chimica Helveto-Pannonica Foundation, since 1996. Member Hungarian Chemical Society, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (honorary).
Married Blanche Schwarm, November 10, 1956 (divorced 1961): children: Barbara, Katinka. Married Lore Hopff, March 12, 1964 (divorced 1974). Children: Mihály, Beatrix.
Married Lucienne Demarchi, April 13, 1984.