Albersheim, Dr. Peter

1934 - 2017  (83 years)

• Name	Albersheim, Peter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Title	Dr.
  Born	30 Mar 1934	New York, New York, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Jul 2017  [5, 8]
  Person ID	I7759	Our Family
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2025

  
  

  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)
  Relationship	natural
  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)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	19 Jun 1929	New York, New York, New York, USA   [1, 6, 9]
  Family ID	F5419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gelineo, Dr. Ivana
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F2397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Johnson, Joyce Elizabeth
  Children	1. Albersheim, Renee   2. Albersheim, Stephi   3. Albersheim, James Walter
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F2398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

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