Background
Speiser, Peter Paul was born on April 26, 1921 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of Paul and Gaby (Pitot) Speiser.
Speiser, Peter Paul was born on April 26, 1921 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of Paul and Gaby (Pitot) Speiser.
Swiss Federal Diploma of Pharmacy, University Basel, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, University Basel, 1948. DPharm. (honorary), University Leuven, Belgium, 1982.
DMs (honorary), University Louvain-la-Neuve, Brussels, 1983. DMs (honorary), University Paris-South, 1991.
Teaching assistant, U. Basel, 1946-1950; field researcher medical plants in central Africa, U. Basel, 1950-1951; assistant research manager, Chemical Industries Basel Pharmaceutical Ltd., Basel, 1952-1960; professor pharmacy, Swiss Federal U. Technology, Zürich, 1961-1989; consultant in pharmaceutics, Swiss Federal U. Technology, Zürich, since 1990; dean faculty pharmacy, Swiss Federal U. Technology, Zürich, 1968-1972, 80-82. Visiting professor University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967, Victorian College Pharmacy, Melbourne, Australia, 1972. Visiting lecturer Association of Faculties of Pharmacy, Canada,1975.
Lieutenant colonel Swiss Army. Member Australian-New Zealand Association Advancement of Science (president 1975), International Federation Pharmacy (president science board 1980-1988), Swiss Pharmaceutical Society, Hungarian Pharmaceutical Society, German Pharmaceutical Society (correspondent member), Academy Pharmaceutical Sciences (honorary member), Pharmaceutical Society Egypt (honorary).
Married Isabel Kuhn, August 17, 1947. Children: Andreas, Caroline.