Biography

Born in Paris on April 12th, 1932. Died on June 15th 2002.

Education and professional career

  • 1951-1955: École Normale Superieure (Ulm)
  • 1955-1957: Princeton University (USA)
  • 1957: Doctorate on "Collective effects in solids"
  • 1961-1972: Professor in Paris University
  • 1972-1976: Laue Langevin Institute, Grenoble
  • 1976-1983: Professor at the University of Grenoble
  • 1972-2000: Head of the Theory group at ILL, Grenoble
  • 1982: Member of Academie des Sciences, Paris
  • 1991: Foreign Associate of NAS, Washington
  • 1992: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993: Honorary Member of Eur. Phys. Society

Awards and honors

  • 1974: Holweck Prize (IOP)
  • 1985: Wolf Prize in Physics
  • 1988: Gold Medal of CNRS
  • 2001: Feenberg Medal