Background
Ascher, Kurt Robert Simon was born on December 24, 1923 in Nuremberg, Germany. Arrived in Israel, 1935. Son of Ludwig and Alice (Bodenheimer) Ascher.
Ascher, Kurt Robert Simon was born on December 24, 1923 in Nuremberg, Germany. Arrived in Israel, 1935. Son of Ludwig and Alice (Bodenheimer) Ascher.
Master of Science in Chemistry, Hebrew University, 1947.
Stipendiate Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome, 1957-1960. Head department toxicology Volcani Center Agric Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel, 1960-1988. Director Institute Plant Protection, Volcani Center, 1975-1979, 82-84.
Scientist emeritus Agric Research Organization, Bet Dagan, since 1989. Guest scientist J.R. Geigy, S.A., Basle, Switzerland, 1954. Guest professor University Giessen, Germany, 1979-1981, University Hannover, Germany, 1988-1989.
Co-organizer International Neem Conferences, 1980, 83, 86, co-editor.
Captain Israel Medical Corps, 1948-1957.
Married Hanna Knobel-Lehrmann, December 12, 1948. Children: Jacob, Yisca Gideona.