Background
Lelord, Gilbert Francois was born on January 24, 1927 in St. Etienne de Montluc, France. Son of Auguste Marie and Henriette Anne (Metayer) Lelord.
Lelord, Gilbert Francois was born on January 24, 1927 in St. Etienne de Montluc, France. Son of Auguste Marie and Henriette Anne (Metayer) Lelord.
Agregation physiology, University Paris, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Sciences, Paris, 1967. Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Paris, 1956.
Chief resident, Hospital La Salpetriere, Paris, 1956-1958;
researcher, National Center Scientific Research, Paris, 1958-1969;
chief department psychiatry, Hospital Bretonneau, Tours, France, 1964-1970;
physiology professor, University Francois Rabelais, Tours, France, 1970-1979;
department chairman neurophysiology, Hospital University Tours, 1979-1987;
chief of team #3, Unit Inserm 316, Tours, 1987-1993. Committee member Inserm Paris, 1976-1980, 87-91. Member European group Child Psychiatry Research, World Health Organization, 1985-1991.
Member scientific committee Autism-Europe, Luxembourg, 1987-1995, member scientific committee National General Delegation Science Research, 1977. Member editorial board Journal Autism and Development Disorders,1987-1996.
Member committee mental diseases Minister of Health, Paris, 1978, committee member handicap Minister of Research, Paris, 1988. Lieutenant French Air Force, 1952-1953. Member Lions Club, New York Academy of Sciences, International Society Biological Psychiatry.
Married Angele Lea Maitre (deceased December 1992). Children: Christophe, Francois.