Background
Schatz, Gottfried was born on August 18, 1936 in Strem, Austria. Son of Andreas and Anna (Lantos) Schatz. arrived in Switzerland, 1974.
Schatz, Gottfried was born on August 18, 1936 in Strem, Austria. Son of Andreas and Anna (Lantos) Schatz. arrived in Switzerland, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Graz, Austria, 1961; Doctorate (honorary), University Bratislava, Slovakia, 1996.
Assistant professor, U. Vienna, Austria, 1961-1968;
postdoctoral fellow, Public Health Research Institute, New York City, 1964-1966;
associate professor biochemistry, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1968-1973;
professor biochemistry, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1973-1974;
professor biochemistry, Biozentrum, U. Basel, Switzerland, since 1974;
chairman, Biozentrum, U. Basel, Switzerland, 1983-1985. Member of advisory boards to various European and United States science organizations, 1983-1988. Secretary-general European Molecular Biology Organisation, Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1984-1989.
Member Swiss National Council, since 1990. Advisory board department biology Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1986. Member swiss Natural Research Council, Berne, since 1990.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, NAS (United States), German Academy Leopoldina, Japanese Bio-chemical Society, Austrian Academy Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy, Royal Netherlands Academy.Scis., Rheinland-Westphalian Academy Sciences.
Married Merete Petersen, August 11, 1962. Children: Isabella, Peer, Kamilla.