Background

Taalas, Jaakko Adolf was born on April 15, 1939 in Helsinki, Finland. Son of Boris Adolf and Elli Eveliina (Lauri) Taalas.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Helsinki, 1966; specialist in neurology, U. Helsinki, 1972.

Career

Communal general practicioner, Jyväskylä County, Finland, 1967; intern, U. Hospitals, Helsinki, 1968-1972; neurologist in chief, Center General Hospital, Center Mental Hospital, Saint Michel, Finland, since 1972. Consultant, teacher Center General Hospital, since 1972. Chairman, Board Of Directors Finn-Neuro Company, Saint Michel.

Consultant industrial medicine Olavi Räsänen Company, Saint Michel, since 1978. Authorized pilot examiner National Board Aviation, Saint Michel, since 1968.

Achievements

• Jaakko Adolf Taalas has been listed as a noteworthy Neurologist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee of colleagues Akava, Saint Michel, 1976-1986. Board member EpilepsyAssn. of Saint Michel, 1980-1990. Member Finnish Medical Association, Finnish Neurological Association, Finnish Neurologists (Chairman, Board Of Directors 1972-1981), Finnish Hospital Physicians (board directors 1973-1986).

Connections

Married Leena Kauhanen, January 1963 (deceased February 1977). Children: Jukka Petteri, Peppi Johanna, Sami Johannes. Married Sirkka-Liisa Hakuni, January 1979.

Children: Siri Eveliina, Tuulia Adolfiina, Jere Mikael.

Father:

Boris Adolf Taalas

Mother:

Elli Eveliina (Lauri) Taalas

Spouse:

Sirkka-Liisa Hakuni

Spouse:

Leena Kauhanen

child:

Siri Eveliina Taalas

child:

Jere Mikael Taalas

child:

Jukka Petteri Taalas

child:

Sami Johannes Taalas

child:

Peppi Johanna Taalas

child:

Tuulia Adolfiina Taalas