GDB is acknowledged by his colleagues and coworkers as a person of passion,
empathy, and honesty, whose dynamism, open-mindedness, and readiness to share
his expertise was a great incentive to those who worked at his side. He was the
advisor of 15 Ph.D. students and helped many more young researchers find their
way in science. I remember the nice time we had with our wives at ISTCP and
QSCP meetings, especially in Japan and in Taiwan. The last time we met was at
QSCP-XX at Varna (Bulgaria) in 2015, where he already showed signs of progressive weakness. But he managed to publish a paper in the proceedings, with
Pablo Villareal, on ‘Rubidium dimer interacting with Helium atoms.’
In addition to being an outstanding physicist, Gerardo had a very broad range of
interests—ranging from History, Philosophy, Politics and Religion to Music and
Theater. Discussions with him were pleasant and fruitful. For many years, he
suffered from the same illness as Yves Smeyers, whom he highly respected and had
replaced in the Editorial Board of this book series. Yves and Gerardo shared other
similarities: both had numerous daughters, loved fine arts and enjoyed painting.
Gerardo Delgado-Barrio was delicate and tactful, noble and loyal. His decease
came as a great loss not only for his family, but also for all chemical physicists,
particularly in Europe and Latin America.
Gerardo Delgado-Barrio passed away in Madrid on July 26, 2018, at the age of
72. He is survived by his wife Marina, four daughters (Marina, Ana, Laura, and
Mar), and six grandchildren.
Gerardo Delgado-Barrio was a real caballero, both in life and in the community
of theoretical chemical physicists. He will be remembered and missed.
Requiesce in Pace ….
July 2019
Jean Maruani
With the cooperation of Pablo Villareal,
Alia Tadjer, Roland Lefebvre, and Erkki Brändas
Obituary: Gerardo Delgado-Barrio (1946–2018)
xiii
empathy, and honesty, whose dynamism, open-mindedness, and readiness to share
his expertise was a great incentive to those who worked at his side. He was the
advisor of 15 Ph.D. students and helped many more young researchers find their
way in science. I remember the nice time we had with our wives at ISTCP and
QSCP meetings, especially in Japan and in Taiwan. The last time we met was at
QSCP-XX at Varna (Bulgaria) in 2015, where he already showed signs of progressive weakness. But he managed to publish a paper in the proceedings, with
Pablo Villareal, on ‘Rubidium dimer interacting with Helium atoms.’
In addition to being an outstanding physicist, Gerardo had a very broad range of
interests—ranging from History, Philosophy, Politics and Religion to Music and
Theater. Discussions with him were pleasant and fruitful. For many years, he
suffered from the same illness as Yves Smeyers, whom he highly respected and had
replaced in the Editorial Board of this book series. Yves and Gerardo shared other
similarities: both had numerous daughters, loved fine arts and enjoyed painting.
Gerardo Delgado-Barrio was delicate and tactful, noble and loyal. His decease
came as a great loss not only for his family, but also for all chemical physicists,
particularly in Europe and Latin America.
Gerardo Delgado-Barrio passed away in Madrid on July 26, 2018, at the age of
72. He is survived by his wife Marina, four daughters (Marina, Ana, Laura, and
Mar), and six grandchildren.
Gerardo Delgado-Barrio was a real caballero, both in life and in the community
of theoretical chemical physicists. He will be remembered and missed.
Requiesce in Pace ….
July 2019
Jean Maruani
With the cooperation of Pablo Villareal,
Alia Tadjer, Roland Lefebvre, and Erkki Brändas
Obituary: Gerardo Delgado-Barrio (1946–2018)
xiii