Background
Kovach, Arisztid B.G. was born on June 15, 1920 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Gyorgy and Martha (Ondrejovich) Kovach.
Kovach, Arisztid B.G. was born on June 15, 1920 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Gyorgy and Martha (Ondrejovich) Kovach.
Doctor of Medicine, Pazmany University, Budapest, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1950.
Professor of physiology University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1980. Chair department physiology, director experimental research department Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1960-1990.
Secretary general International Union Physiology, Washington, 1971-1980, 1st vice president, 1980-1984. Member International Council of Scientific Unions, Paris, 1974-1984. Member Royal Academy Brussels (honorary), Medical Academy Warsaw (honorary).
Married Leona Gyimesi, June 6, 1980. Children: George, Balazs, Vasas, Kristina.