Tibor Gánti

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Tibor Gánti
Born(1933-09-10)10 September 1933
József Attila University
Eötvös Loránd University

Tibor Gánti (10 September 1933 – 15 April 2009) was a Hungarian

József Attila University, and Eötvös University.[2][3]

Early life and education

Plaque honoring Gánti at his birth site

Tibor Gánti worked as laboratory assistant at the Bacteriological Laboratory, Factory of Canned Food at

Dr. techn. (PhD) in 1962. Between 1965 and 1974 he was the head of biochemical department at the Reanal Factory of Laboratory Chemicals in Budapest. He was awarded a doctorate in biological science by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1980.[3]

Academic career

Gánti joined Eötvös Loránd University as a guest lecturer of industrial biochemistry in 1968 and taught there until 1972. In 1974, he became a guest lecturer in theoretical biology at the University of Gödöllő. Between 1975 and 1979 he taught theoretical biology at József Attila University, Szeged. He became guest professor of the theoretical biology at Eötvös University in 1978 up to 1999.[3]

Chemoton

Gánti formulated a theory about the fundamental nature of living organisms, presented as a model called the

autocatalytic subsystem consisting of metabolism and a replication process, and a membrane enclosing these functions.[4]

His theory may be the most significant contribution to theoretical biology for understanding the chemical basis and

origin of life,[1] as it provides a philosophy of evolutionary units.[5]

Political career

Gánti founded the

1994 parliamentary election, but did not obtain a mandate.[6]

Awards

  • 1982 Herman Otto prize
  • 1986 MTESz prize
  • 1989 Pro Natura medal

Works

References

  1. ^ a b Marshall, Michael (14 December 2020). "He may have found the key to the origins of life. So why have so few heard of him?". National Geographic. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ Szathmáry Eörs (9 July 2009). "GÁNTI TIBOR 1933–2009". Magyar Tudomány. A Magyar Tudományos Akadémia. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Chemoton. "CURRICULUM VITAE: Tibor Gánti". chemoton.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
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