Background
Folch-Pi, Jordi was born on March 25, 1911 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Rafael Folch Capdevila and Maria Pi Ferrer.
Folch-Pi, Jordi was born on March 25, 1911 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Rafael Folch Capdevila and Maria Pi Ferrer.
Bachelor of Science, Instituto Balmes, Barcelona University, 1927. Doctor of Medicine, University Barcelona, 1932. Master of Science (honorary), Harvard, 1951.
Doctor of Science, University Montpellier, 1967.
Doctor of Medicine, University Chile, 1969.
Came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1947. Student intern department general surgery Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, 1930-1933, assistant resident physician department metabolic disease, 1933-1935. Rockefeller Foundation fellow, volunteer assistant Rockefeller Institute Hospital, New York City, 1935-1937, assistant, 1937-1942, associate, 1942-1944.
Assistant professor biological chemistry Harvard Medical School, 1944-1951, associate professor, 1951-1955, professor neurochemistry, from 1956, professor emeritus, to 1979.
Director science research McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, 1944-1979. Honorary professor faculty medicine, Barcelona, 1975.
Chairman board science counselors National Institute of Mental Health, from 1960. Chairman science review committee Kennedy laboratories
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, 1961-1979.
Member National Advisory Council Mental Health, 1972-1979.
Member National Academy Sciences, American Society Oil Chemistry, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biological Chemists, Harvey Society, Society Research Mental and Nervous Disorders, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Academy Neurology, International (secretary 1967-1979), American (secretary 1969-1979) societies neurochemistry, American Neurological Association. Clubs: Appalachian Mountain, Harvard (Boston).
Married Willa G. Babcock, June 23, 1945. Children: Raphael Charles, Diana Maria, Frederic Albert.