Background
Raeber, Joseph G. was born on March 19, 1924 in Benzenschwil, Aargovie, Switzerland.
Raeber, Joseph G. was born on March 19, 1924 in Benzenschwil, Aargovie, Switzerland.
Diploma in agronomy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1948. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics and Plant Breeding, Iowa State University, 1953.
Tobacco breeder, Tobacco Research Board, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1953-1958; head plant breeding department, Tobacco Research Board, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1958-1974; manager international R & D, Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Basle, Switzerland, 1975-1986; biotechnology regulation and patent policy specialist, Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Basle, Switzerland, 1986-1989; consultant, Dornach, Switzerland, 1989-1990; art dealer in contemporary stone sculpture of Zimbabwe, Dornach, since 1991.
Member international commissions on regulatory matters biotechnology. Member Science Commission CORESTA, Paris, 1963—1970. Vice president Science Commission Coresta, 1970—1974.
Member of Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Gudrun Maria Rita Braehler, August 16, 1936. Children: Eva Sylvia, Jutta Karin.