Photo: Jean Weber, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons²¹

Hubert Curien

French physicist

Hubert Curien (30 October 1924 – 6 February 2005) was a French physicist and a key figure in European science politics, as the President of CERN Council (1994–1996), the first chairman of the European Space Agency (ESA) (1981–1984), and second President of the Academia Europæa and a President of Fondation de France.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Hubert Curien (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 30, 1924, died Feb 6, 2005.¹

Companies

French Academy of SciencesChair 2001 to 2002¹⁹
Fondation de FranceChair 1998 to 2000²⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedLycée Saint-Louis³
Date not recordedÉcole Normale Supérieure³

Career

Occupation: crystallographer, physicist.¹¹

2001 to 2002President of the French Academy of Sciences^{5 7}
2001 to 2002Chair, French Academy of Sciences¹⁰
1998 to 2000Chair, Fondation de France⁹
1994 to 1996President of the CERN Council^{5 6}
1988 to 1993Research minister⁵
1984 to 1986Research minister⁵
1976 to 1984President, CNES⁵
1969 to 1973Director general, National Center for Scientific Research⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Science Faculty of Paris⁴
Date not recordedWorked at National Center for Scientific Research⁴
Date not recordedChair, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography⁸

Personal life

BornOct 30, 1924, Cornimont¹²
DiedFeb 6, 2005, Loury¹³
CitizenshipFrance¹⁴
SpousePerrine Dumézil-Curien¹⁵

Awards

2000Theodore von Kármán Award^{16 18}
1993Allan D. Emil Memorial Award^{16 17}
1993Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour¹⁶
Date not recordedCommander of the National Order of Merit¹⁶
Date not recordedMédaille militaire¹⁶

Sources

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WikidataHubert Curien on Wikidata
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WikipediaHubert Curien on Wikipedia
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WikidataHubert Curien: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: Worked at Science Faculty of Paris, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: Director general, National Center for Scientific Research, on Wikidata
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WikidataPresident of the CERN Council, as reported
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WikidataPresident of the French Academy of Sciences, as reported by French Academy of Sciences
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WikidataHubert Curien: Chair, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: Chair, Fondation de France, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: Chair, French Academy of Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataHubert Curien: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataFrench Academy of Sciences, Chair
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WikidataFondation de France, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsHubert Curien photo by Jean Weber, CC BY 2.0