Michael Parkany

Background

Parkany, Michael was born on February 8, 1930 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Simon and Judith (Galik) Parkany. arrived in Switzerland, 1977.

Education

Master of Science in Chemistry, Technology U., Budapest, 1952; Doctor of Science in Organic Chemistry, Technology U., Budapest, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology and Biochemistry, Academy Medical Sciences, Moscow, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Academy Sciences, Budapest, 1968.

Career

Analytical chemist, MERT Quality Control, Nitrokemia, Budapest, 1952-1962; chief chemist, Medical Instruments, Budapest, 1962-1964; postdoctoral fellow, Academy Medical Science, Moscow, 1964-1967; senior advisor, Chemokomplex Company, Budapest, 1967-1969; director chemical department, Office for Standardization, Budapest, 1969-1975; senior advisor, United Nations Unido, Vienna, Austria, 1975-1976; senior technical officer, International Organization for Standardization International Organisation for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, since 1977. Secretary International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Analytical Division, Oxford, England, since 1994.

Achievements

• Michael Parkany has been listed as a noteworthy Analytical chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Russian Academy Medical Sciences, Hungarian Academy Sciences. Member New Swiss Chemical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: classical music, travel, art collection, helping talentedartists.

Connections

Married Magda Feher, August 8, 1952 (divorced December 1977). Children: Elisabeth, Katalin. Married Marie Varga, August 15, 1978.

Children: Ildiko, Andrea.

Father:

Simon Parkany

Mother:

Judith (Galik) Parkany

Spouse:

Magda Feher

Spouse:

Marie Varga

child:

Andrea Parkany

child:

Ildiko Parkany

child:

Katalin Parkany

child:

Elisabeth Parkany