Background
Osborn, John Anthony was born on July 28, 1939 in Chislehurst, Kent, England. Son of Frederick George and Ellen (Hemmings) Osborn.
Osborn, John Anthony was born on July 28, 1939 in Chislehurst, Kent, England. Son of Frederick George and Ellen (Hemmings) Osborn.
Bachelor with honours, Cambridge (England) University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1966.
Assistant professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1972;
associate professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972-1975;
professor, U. Louis Pasteur, France, 1975-1992;
director Centre national de la recherche scientifique research unit, U. Louis Pasteur, France, since 1978;
director Chemistry Research Center, U. Louis Pasteur, France, since 1990;
professor classe exceptionelle, U. Louis Pasteur, France, since 1992;
professor, Institut Universitaire de France, since 1992. Consultant Rhone Poulenc, France, since 1978. Member of advisory board Strem Chemicals Inc., United States, since 1969.
Member Conseil de Department Sciences Chimiques, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, France, since 1991.
Fellow Academia Europaea. Member American Chemical Society, French Chemical Society.
Married Karin Monika Kristiansen, August 19, 1967. Children: Michael, Nicholas.