Background
Pethes, George was born on June 14, 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Alfred and Margit (Göny) Pethes.
physiologist radiobiologist Veterinarian
Pethes, George was born on June 14, 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Alfred and Margit (Göny) Pethes.
Veterinary surgeon, School Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary, 1950. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, School Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science, Budapest, 1960.
Junior assistant department botany, School Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, 1945-1946;
demonstrator department physiology, School Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, 1948;
from junior assistant to 1st assistant department physiology, U. Veterinary Sciences, Budapest, 1949-1962;
reader department physiology, U. Veterinary Sciences, Budapest, 1962-1974;
professor and head of Department, University Veterinary Sciences, Budapest, 1974-1990;
director radioisotope laboratory, U. Veterinary Sciences, Budapest, 1964-1990;
secretary science technical advisory board, Hungarian Atomic Energy Commission, Budapest, 1991-1995;
science director, Bay Z. Foundation, Budapest, since 1995. Research fellow department physiology, U. Birmingham, England, 1959. Secretary organizing committee 175th Anniversary Veterinary Education in Hungary, 1962.
Head committee forNuclear Instrumentation in Agriculture, Hungarian Atomic Energy Commission, 1962-1967. Isotope laboratory expert Hungarian Atomic Energy Commission assigned to Ministry Agriculture 1965-1968. Director inter-regional isotope training course, International Atomic Energy Agency/Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) Brno, 1967.
Referee Food Preservation by Irradiation project National Committee Technology Development, 1967-1970. Secretary expert com.for isotope application, Ministry Agriculture, 1969-1975. Member radioanalytical expert committee Hungarian Academy Sciences Class of Chemical Sciences, 1973-1976.
Chief investigator International Atomic Energy Agency, (Remote Control/ 1821), 1976-1979. Member Hungarian Academy Sciences/NCTD commission to investigate the Bôs Project, 1977-1980. President organizing committee 200th anniversary of Veterinary Education in Hungary, 1987, directorate Agroster Irradiation, Plc., Budapest, since 1993;member board of trustees Nádasdy Foundation, Budapest, since 1995.
President Inernat. Society for Veterinary Physiology, France, 1980-1983. Vice president Nuclear News Agency Berne, Switzerland, 1992-1995. Member European Academy Sciences and Arts.
(senator, Hungarian delegate since 1992, Dean class IV since 1997), Hungarian Physiological Society (vice president 1981-1990, honorary mem.1991), Rotary Club (honorary member Budapest Duna since 1989, editor-in chief Hungarian Rotary since 1995).
Married Éva Erzsébet Lippányi, March 5, 1955. 1 child, Susanne-Margaret.