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Villax, Ivan João was born on April 16, 1925 in Magyaróvár, Hungary. Arrived in Portugal, 1952. Son of Edmond Joseph and Marianne (Manninger) Villax.
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Ivan João Villax
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Ivan João Villax, Hungarian chemical engineer, researcher. Achievements include patents in preparation of new topical corticosteroid esters, new homogeneous rhodium catalysts and their use in stereospecific hydrogenation. Member American Chemical Society (emeritus), American Society for Microbiology (emeritus), Grémio Literário, New York Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Engineering.
Education
Graduate chemical engineer, Technology University, Budapest, Hungary, 1948. Doctor Universitas (honorary), Technology University, Budapest, Hungary, 1992.
Career
Research assistant, Agricultural Research Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 1949-1952; research director, Institute Pasteur, Lisbon, Portugal, 1952-1961; president, Hovione-Sociedade Quimica, SA, Lisbon, since 1959.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Chemical Society (emeritus), American Society for Microbiology (emeritus), Grémio Literário, New York Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Engineering.
Connections
Married Diane Houssemayne Du Boulay, February 8, 1958. Children: Peter, Guy, Sofia, Miguel.
