Background
Walter was born on 22 August in 1940 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Son of Oswaldo and Alzira (Cardoso) Handro.
Walter was born on 22 August in 1940 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Son of Oswaldo and Alzira (Cardoso) Handro.
Bachelor of Science, U. Sao Paulo, 1963;
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Sao Paulo, 1968.
Fellow, Institute Botany, Sao Paulo, 1962-1963; Assistant professor to full professor, University of Sao Paulo, from 1964 to 2009. Consultant in field, since 1970. Pos-Doc at the "Laboratoire de Physiologie Pluricellulaire", CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (1971-1972).
Walter married to Maria-Aliete Vianna on 3 September in 1964. Children: Silvia, Luis.