Background
Toome, Voldemar was born on September 10, 1924 in Parnu, Estonia. Son of Jakob and Anna (Palberg) Toome. came to the United States, 1957.
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Voldemar Toome, American Research chemist, pharmacist. Achievements include several patents in fields of electrochemistry, organic chemistry, spectroscopy, amino acid analysis. Chairman Foreign Students Association, Bonn, 1950-1954. Member International Amino Acid Society, American Chemical Society, American Peptide Society.
Education
Master of Science in Pharmacy, University Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, 1954.
Career
Research assistant, Institute Physical Chemistry U. Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, 1954; department head, E. Merck A. G., Darmstadt, Federal Repbulic of Germany, 1954-1957; senior chemist, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1957-1967; research fellow, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1967-1970; group chief, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1970-1977; senior group chief, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1978-1984; research leader, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, since 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Foreign Students Association, Bonn, 1950-1954. Member International Amino Acid Society, American Chemical Society, American Peptide Society.
Connections
Married Hedwig Lager, July 16, 1952. 1 child, Birgit Kai.
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August 6, 2002 (aged 77) -
Nationality
American
Education
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1948
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1954