Background
Kende, Hans Janos was born on January 18, 1937 in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. Son of Istvan and Katalin (Grosz) Kende. came to the United States, 1965, naturalized, 1970.
Kende, Hans Janos was born on January 18, 1937 in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. Son of Istvan and Katalin (Grosz) Kende. came to the United States, 1965, naturalized, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Zurich, Switzerland, 1960; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Fribourg, Switzerland, 1995.
Research Council fellow, Ottawa, Canada, 1960-1961; research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1961-1963; plant physiologist, Negev Institute of Arid Zone Research, Beersheva, Israel, 1963-1965; associate professor, Michigan State University-Department Energy Plant Research Laboratory, East Lansing, 1965-1969; professor, Michigan State University-Department Energy Plant Research Laboratory, since 1969; director Department Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, 1985-1988; program manager for plant growth and development, USDA, Washington, 1992. Visiting professor Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1972-1973, 79-80. Visiting scientist Friedrich Miescher Institut, Basel, Switzerland, 1991.
Member advisory panel for development biology National Science Foundation, 1974-1977. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Society Plant Biologists (Stephen Hales prize 1998), Leopoldina German Academy Natural Sciences.
Married Gabriele F. Guggenheim, May 15, 1960. Children: Benjamin R., Michael, Judith N. National.