Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 102. (Budapest 2010)

Makra, Sz.: Andor Thoma (1928–2003): biographical sketch and bibliography

27 6 Sz. Makra 1953: He graduated from the university as a teacher in biology and geography. 1953: He was removed from his job because of his religious beliefs. 1954-1955: Blue collar worker in Kőbánya (10

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h district of Budapest), in the Humán Oltóanyagtermelő és Kutató Intézet (Human Vaccine Producing and Research Institute). 1956-1957: Museologist-curator of natural history in the Herman Ottó Museum, Miskolc. In the meantime, he took part in the saving and rehabilitation works in the Department of Anthropology, where he was employed until 1957 March. (The department was injured during the October 1956 revolution, in Budapest). 1957: Autumn, he became seriously ill and was in hospital for a year. 1958-1962: Anthropologist researcher in the Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 1963-1966: Assistant professor in the Anthropological Department, Kossuth Lajos University of Sciences, Debrecen. 1964: He got the University doctor's degree. 1966: He was banned from education because of his religious beliefs. 1967-1969: Senior Research Fellow candidate in the Biological Research Institute of Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He thanked this appointment to F. BRUNÓ STRAUB'S (1914-1996 biochemist, academian) and ISTVÁN LÁNG'S (1931- biochemist) assistance. 1970-1972: Invited guest-lecturer in the Biological Anthropological Institute of the University ot Paris VII. 1973-1984: Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), associate professor/docent. 1985-1994: Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), professor. 1988: The Belgian King rewarded him with the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Commander Class (Korona-rend Parancsnoki fokozata). 1994: He retired and moved to Paris. Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 102, 2010