Jean-François Denisse#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1409 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1993 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
Jean-François Denisse passed away November 17, 2014.
Positions Held
- 1978 - 1982 President of COSPAR
- 1967 - 1973 President of the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)
- 1968 - 1971 Founder of the National Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, now National Institute of Sciences of the Universe (INSU)
- 1963 - 1968 Director of the Paris Observatoire
- 1954 - 1963 Astronomer in the Paris Observatory
- 1953 Radio astronomer in the Meudon observatory
- 1950 PhD in Physics
Fields of Scholarship
- Astronomy
- Astronautics
Honours and Awards
- 1967 Member of the Academy of Sciences
- 1968 Corresponding member of the International Academy of Astronautics
