Georgi Efremov

About

Macedonian scientist and academic who is known for his genetic engineering work in the fields of veterinary and human medicine. He was the former Ambassador and Minister of Science in Macedonia.

Before Fame

He graduated from the Universities of Zagreb and Belgrade.

Trivia

He taught at universities in Norway and the United States before directing a Macedonian Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Laboratory.

Family Life

He was born to a wealthy merchant father, but his family lost all of its money and property under the Yugoslav Communist regime.

Associated With

He was born in the same year as American Nobel Prize-winning chemist, Walter Gilbert.