Professor Albert Rakoto Ratsimamanga | |
|---|---|
 Ratsimamanga in 1972 | |
| Malagasy ambassador to France | |
| In office 1960–1972 | |
| Malagasy ambassador to China and USSR | |
| In office 1972–1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1907 Antananarivo, French Madagascar |
| Died | 16 September 2001 (aged 93) Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| Citizenship | Madagascar, France |
| Spouse | Suzanne Urverg-Ratsimamanga |
| Education | University of Antananarivo University of Paris Pasteur Institute |
| Awards | Man of the Century, Madagascar Grand Cross, Madagascar Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Legion of Honour, France National Order of the Lion, Senegal Ordre des Palmes académiques Order of Merit, Congo - Brazzaville Ordre national du Mérite, France Grand Prize, Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nutraceutical Pharmacopoeia Herbal medicine |
| Institutions | French National Centre for Scientific Research Malagasy Institute of Applied Research UNESCO FAO |
Albert Rakoto Ratsimamanga (28 December 1907 – 16 September 2001) was a Malagasy physician, biochemist and diplomat. Born into a disgraced royal family; Ratsimamanga trained as a doctor of exotic medicine in French Madagascar and France, where he pioneered modern nutraceuticals. Ratsimamanga returned to Madagascar and, with his wife, Suzanne Urverg-Ratsimamanga, in 1957, established the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research which specialised in herbal medicine.
While in France, Ratsimamanga was involved in Madagascar's independence efforts, and after independence, he became the Malagasy Republic's first ambassador to France and helped shape its foreign affairs. Ratsimamanga is considered one of Madagascar's most renowned scholars and bestowed upon him the highest orders of merits nationally and internationally. He was also one of the founders of The World Academy of Sciences (1983) and the African Academy of Sciences (1985), and was selected Madagascar's Man of the Century.