Belgian, born in the ex-colonies in Central Africa, with famous gorillas in the mist among closest and peaceful neighbours, that provided me an imprinting in anthropology.
Our name "de Bry" (or Debry, since 1792, in Belgium, because of the Edict of Mayors), is from Celtic origins, "brium - briga", which means "mountains".
Our family name migrated out of Switzerland, apparently some 7,000 years ago, up North mostly along the West of the Rhine. In the late 1800s, a family branch left Rotterdam in The Netherlands to migrate to the USA.
Since Julius Caesar (100 BC - 44 BC), it is known that Celtic people were the first inhabitants of Belgium and, with the Belgic Tribes, of England as well. (See more about that in the British Museum of London, U.K.).
Our most famous family member is Theodore de Bry (1528 - 1598). His engravings and publication of "The Discovery of America" are his today's best known work.
With a Master in Biological Sciences from the French-speaking Free University of Brussels and a PhD in Genetics and Biochemistry from the Dutch speaking Free University of Brussels. Working as a scientific researcher and Head of Research Department in industry, my professional interests are on the Water * Plant * Food * Consumer interactions for optimizing Nutrition and Mental Health.
Since I was born, I survived to some wars and lived at least 1.5 years on 3 continents and in 8 different countries and cultures.
Since 2012 until now, in 2023, Life made me redirect my scientific research efforts on how to cure the so-called mental illnesses affecting children and youth, autism, ADHD, anorexia, bulimia, hyperphagia, bipolarity, schizophrenia.