Background
Thormar, Halldor was born on March 9, 1929. Son of Thorvardur and Olina Marta (Jonsdottir) Thormar.
Thormar, Halldor was born on March 9, 1929. Son of Thorvardur and Olina Marta (Jonsdottir) Thormar.
Magazine Scient., University Copenhagen, 1956. Postgraduate, University California, Berkeley, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Copenhagen, 1966.
Research scientist University Iceland, Reykjavik, 1958-1960, 62-67, State Seruminstitute, Copenhagen, 1960-1962. Investigator Institute Venezolano Investigaciones Cientificas, Caracas, Venezuela, 1965-1966. Chief research scientist New York State Institute Basic Research and Development Disability, Staten Island, 1967-1986.
Professor University Iceland, Reykjavik, 1985-1999. Visiting scientist University Cambridge, England, 1963, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium, 1992, 95, 97, Chinese Academy Medical Science, 1992. Visiting professor Free University Brussels, Belgium, 1975.
Member American Society Microbiology, Icelandic Academy of Sciences.
Married Lilja Asdis Asbjornsdottir, December 25, 1962. Children: Sigridur, Asdis Birna, Olina Marta.