Department of Chemestry
Short biography by Gerhard Billek
Short biography
| 1925 | born February 11, 1925 in Vienna |
| 1943 | High school diploma in Vienna at Franz-Josefs Realgymnasium |
| 1946-1952 | Study of chemistry at the University of Vienna |
| 1950-1965 | Research assistant and assistant at the Organic-Chemical Institute of the University of Vienna |
| 1952 | Promotion in Wien |
| 1962 | Habilitation in Wien |
| 1963-1964 | International Atomic Energy Agency to the University of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro |
| 1965-1979 | Employee at Unilever in Hamburg (1965: head of the isotope laboratory, 1966: head of analytics, 1968: team leader, 1970: manager) |
| 1968 | Associate Professor at the University of Vienna |
| 1971- | Professor (Lecturer) of Organic Chemistry at the University of Hamburg |
| 1971-1984 | Participation in various commissions of the IUPAC |
| 1972 | Call to the University of Vienna (rejected) |
| 1979 | Professional title "Food Chemist" by the Hamburg Health Authority |
| 1979-1984 | Managing Director of the Unilever Research Company in Hamburg |
| 1982-1984 | Managing director of Natec (Institute for Scientific and Technical Services) in Hamburg |
| 1985-1997 | Lectures on food technology at the University of Hamburg |
| 1991 | Normann Medal of the DGF |
| 2004 | died March 8, 2004 in Hamburg |
Further Information
- Entry in the Hamburg Professor Catalog
- Since 2005, the Gerhard Billek Prize for the best dissertation in the field of food chemistry has been awarded by the GDCh.
Publications and Biographies
(Publications still to be added)
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| 2004 | |
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Obituary of Gerhard Billek (1925-2004) Ingo Witte European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 106, 456-457 (2004) |
2000 | |
| 9 |
Health aspects of thermoxidized oils and fats Gerhard Billek European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 102, 587-593 (2000) |
1995 | |
| 8 |
Professor Gerhard Billek 70 Jahre Artur Seher European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 97, 84-84 (1995) |
1992 | |
| 7 |
Die Veränderungen von Nahrungsfetten bei höheren Temperaturen (Alterations of edible fats and oils at elevated temperatures) Gerhard Billek Fett Wissenschaft Technologie 94, 161-172 (1992) (Festvortrag anläßlich der Verleihung der NORMANN-Medaille auf der 47. DGF-Jahrestagung in Braunschweig am 3. September 1991) |
1982 | |
| 6 |
Einfluß technologischer Verfahren auf Fette (Effect of technological processes on fats) Gerhard Billek Fette, Seifen, Anstrichmittel 84 (Sonderheft 2) 575-578 (1982) |
1979 | |
| 5 |
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DGF-Symposium über Brat- und Siedefette Gerhard Billek Fette, Seifen, Anstrichmittel 81, 246-247 (1979) |
| 4 |
Fütterungversuche mit erhitztem Fett und Fettfraktionen Gerhard Billek, G. Guhr, W. Sterner Fette, Seifen, Anstrichmittel 81, 251-251 (1979) |
1973 | |
| 3 |
Veränderungen der Fette unter Fritierbedingungen und deren analytische Erfassung Chemische Veränderungen der Fette beim Fritieren (Alterations of fats under conditions of deep-frying and their analytical detection. Chemical changes of fats during deep-frying) Gerhard Billek Fette, Seifen, Anstrichmittel 75, 582-586 (1973) |
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Anwendung der Gelpermeationschromatographie auf die Untersuchung thermisch-oxydativ belasteter Fette (Gel permeation chromatography in the study of thermally oxidized fats) M. Unbehend, H. Scharmann, H.-J. Strauß, Gerhard Billek Fette, Seifen, Anstrichmittel 75, 689-696 (1973) |
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Gerhard Billek Hamburger Professorinnen- und Professorenkatalog 1629 [HPK 1629] |