1934 - 2017 (83 years)
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Name |
Albersheim, Peter [1] |
Prefix |
Dr. |
Born |
30 Mar 1934 |
New York, New York, New York, USA [2] |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
8E2E4D09056B4901AFE5762342D5A204B6F2 |
Died |
23 Jul 2017 [3] |
Person ID |
I16916 |
My Family Tree | Weiss Lang Family Branch, Mergentheimer Family Branch |
Last Modified |
30 Jan 2019 |
Father |
Albersheim, Walter Julius Jr., b. 22 Apr 1897, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , d. 20 May 1981, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA (Age 84 years) |
Mother |
Greenberger, Alberta, b. 30 Sep 1906, New York, New York, New York, USA , d. 13 Dec 1996, Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 90 years) |
Married |
19 Jun 1929 |
New York, New York, New York, USA [1] |
Family ID |
F6232 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Peter Albersheim, distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Georgia (UGA), has passed away after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He is survived by his wife Ivana, his first wife Joyce & their son James Walter, & daughters Renée & Stephi, his grandchildren Anthony Peter & Katie Lynn, & his sister Anne Gertrude. Peter received his B.S. in plant pathology in 1956 from Cornell University & his Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1959 from the California Institute of Technology. He & Dr. Alan Darvill founded the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center(CCRC) in September 1985. Dr. Albersheim spent 21 years as a professor of biochemistry in the Departments of Chemistry and Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado in Boulder, prior to coming to the University of Georgia.
Dr. Darvill & Dr. Albersheim co-directed the CCRC as well as their combined research teams. Peter Albersheim was also co-director of the Department of Energy-funded Center for Plant & Microbial Complex Carbohydrates. From 1990 to 2002, he was director of the National Institutes of Health-supported Resource Center for Biomedical Complex Carbohydrates. Dr. Albersheim was the 1973 recipient of the Charles A. Shull award of the American Society of Plant Physiologists & in 1984 of the Kenneth A. Spencer award of the American Chemical Society. He was a frequently invited speaker to special symposia, meetings of scientific societies, & to civic, commercial, & academic organizations in the U.S and around the world. There will be a celebration for family and friends which will be announced at a later date.
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Sources |
- [S1404] Kirsten Rose.
- [S1968] New York City, Births, 1910-1965, ancestry.com.
- [S1060] Obituary, for Peter (Reliability: 3).
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