Background
Furka, Árpád was born on December 3, 1931 in Kristyór, Hunedoara, Romania. Son of János and Anna (Petre) Furka. arrived in Hungary, 1942.
Furka, Árpád was born on December 3, 1931 in Kristyór, Hunedoara, Romania. Son of János and Anna (Petre) Furka. arrived in Hungary, 1942.
Diploma in chemistry and physics, University Szeged, Hungary, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Szeged, Hungary, 1959. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Budapest, Hungary, 1971.
High School teacher Áll. Gimnázium, Makó, Hungary, 1955-1956. Assistant to professor University Szeged, 1956-1961.
Research associate Peptide Research Group, Budapest, 1961-1964. Postdoctoral fellow University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1964-1965. Associate professor Eötvös L. University, Budapest, 1966-1972, professor organic chemistry, 1972-1995.
Senior research fellow Advanced ChemTech Inc., Louisville, since 1995.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Hungarian Chemical Society, Hungarian Bio-chemical Society, European Peptide Society, New York Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, European Society Combinatorial Sciences (honorary president).
Married Erzsébet Szaniszló, December 30, 1959.