Background
Tigyi, Jozsef was born on March 19, 1926 in Kaposvar, Hungary. Son of Andras and Julianna (Matrai) Tigyi.
Tigyi, Jozsef was born on March 19, 1926 in Kaposvar, Hungary. Son of Andras and Julianna (Matrai) Tigyi.
Doctor of Medicine, Medical University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1954. Doctor of Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1964.
Director of Biophysical Institute Medical University Pecs since 1971, Vice-Rector 1967-1973, Rector 1973-1979. Correspondent; President since 1988. President Academy Section Number 8 (Biological sciences) 1980-1988.
President Hungarian Biophysical Society since 1972. President UNESCO European Collaboration in Biophysics 1976-1986. Chief; Executive Board 1972-1975. Institute Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) General Committee. Committee on the Teaching of Science. Gesellschaft fur mathematische u. physikalische Biologie (G.D.R.), Biophysical Society of Romania, of India. General Secretary Institute Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) since 1984.
Member executive board World Health Organization, Geneva, 1972-1975. Member American Biophysics Society, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (president biological section 1980-1988, national vice president since 1989), Biophysics Society Hungary (president 1970-1991, honorary president since 1991), Royal Society Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, European Academy Arts Sciences Humanities., International Council of Scientific Unions, International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (secretary general 1984-1993).
Married Anna Sebes, August 10, 1952. Children: Gabor, Zoltan.