Henri Modeste Maraite

Background

Maraite, Henri Modeste was born on July 22, 1941 in Ougree, Wallonie, Belgium. Son of Theodore and Frieda Maraite.

Education

Master of Science, Catholic U. Louvain, Belgium, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy, Catholic U. Louvain, Belgium, 1969.

Career

Research assistant, Catholic U. Louvain, 1965-1970; assistant professor, Catholic U. Louvain, 1970-1975; senior scientist, Catholic U. Louvain, 1975-1982; associate professor, Catholic U. Louvain, 1982-1986; head research unit, Catholic U. Louvain, since 1985; professor, Catholic U. Louvain, since 1986; head department agronomy, Catholic U. Louvain, since 1992. Postdoctoral fellow Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1972. Consultant Belgian Agency Development Cooperation, Zaire, Burundi, Morocco, Nigeria, Cameroun, Ivory Coast, 1973-1989.

Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Senegal, 1983, 86, MASI/United States Agency for International Development, Zaire, 1983, 84.

Achievements

• Henri Modeste Maraite has been listed as a noteworthy Agronomy educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Corporal Belgian Military, 1967-1968. Member Association Etudes et Recherches en Zoologie appliquée et Phytiatrie (secretary 1977, president 1992), American Phytopathol. Society, Société Française de Phytopathologie, British Society Plant Pathology, Academy Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, Netherlands Plantenziektenkundige Vereniging.

Interests

• Avocations: biking, trekking, woodworking, music.

Connections

Married Christiane Lanneau, April 6, 1967. Children: Benoit, Catherine, Pierre, Dominique.

Father:

Theodore Maraite

Mother:

Frieda Maraite

Spouse:

Christiane Lanneau

child:

Catherine Maraite

child:

Pierre Maraite

child:

Benoit Maraite

child:

Dominique Maraite