Background
Árkai, Péter was born on July 25, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of István Árkai and Ilona Viczján.
Árkai, Péter was born on July 25, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of István Árkai and Ilona Viczján.
Master of Science in Geology, Eötvös University of Science, Budapest, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1983. Doctor of Science in Geology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1993.
D Habilitation in Petrology, Szeged University of Science, Hungary, 1995.
Researcher Institute for Geochem., Budapest, 1967—1983, senior researcher, 1983—1993, science adviser, 1993—1998, research professor, since 1998, director, 2000—2008. Member advisory board Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1998—2004. Member, working group leader subcommittee systematic metamorphic rocks International Union Geological Sciences, Edinburgh, since 1987.
Member of Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Gesellschaft, Mineralogical Society London, Clay Minerals Society, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (award 1994).
Married Katalin Paksi, March 30, 1967. Children: Julianna, György.