Background
L'abbé, Gerrit Karel was born on December 13, 1940 in Oostende, Belgium. Son of Bertram L'abbé and Marie-Rose Coenegrachts.
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Gerrit Karel L'abbé
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Gerrit Karel L'abbé, Belgian Chemist. Recipient Belgian-BP prize, 1959, P. Bruylants prize Chemici Lovanienses, 1966, bieninial prize Journal Industrie Chimique Belge, 1968, award Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1979, EuChem award European Cmtys. Chemistry Council, 1993; Alexander von Humboldt fellow, 1967-1968, Fulbright research fellow, 1969-1970, fellow National Fund for Science Research, 1963-1972.
Education
Licence in Chemistry with highest honors, U. Leuven, Belgium, 1963; Doctor in Science, U. Leuven, 1966.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Erlangen, Federal Republic Germany, 1967-1968; postdoctoral fellow, Boulder, Colorado, 1969-1970; docent, U. Leuven, 1972-1975; professor of chemistry, U. Leuven, 1975-1977; professor ordinarius, U. Leuven, 1977-1996. Research director U. Leuven, 1972-1996.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow British Royal Society Chemistry (chartered). Member American Chemical Society, International Society Heterocyclic Chemistry, Belgian Royal Academy Science (J.S. Stas medal 1966, Laureate 1972), Flemish Chemical Society (Breckpot prize 1983), International Order of Merit. M C.
Connections
Married Christianne Platteau, August 17, 1967. Children: Annick, Caroline.
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Nationality
Belgian
Awards
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Recipient Belgian-BP prize, 1959, P. Bruylants prize Chemici Lovanienses, 1966, bieninial prize Journal Industrie Chimique Belge, 1968, award Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1979, EuChem award European Cmtys. Chemistry Council, 1993. Alexander von Humboldt fellow, 1967-1968, Fulbright research fellow, 1969-1970, fellow National Fund for Science Research, 1963-1972.Recipient Belgian-BP prize, 1959, P. Bruylants prize Chemici Lovanienses, 1966, bieninial prize Journal Industrie Chimique Belge, 1968, award Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1979, EuChem award European Cmtys. Chemistry Council, 1993. Alexander von Humboldt fellow, 1967-1968, Fulbright research fellow, 1969-1970, fellow National Fund for Science Research, 1963-1972.