Hubert Curien

Hubert Curien
Minister of Research and Technology
In office
1984–1986
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterLaurent Fabius
Preceded byNicole Cathala
Succeeded byRobert Chapuis
Personal details
Born(1924-10-30)30 October 1924
Cornimont, France
Died6 February 2005(2005-02-06) (aged 80)
Loury, France
SpousePerrine Dumézil
Children3
EducationLycée Saint-Louis
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure
OccupationPhysicist
AwardsHonda Prize (1998)
Allan D. Emil Memorial Award (1993)
Solvay Conference on Physics in Brussels 1951. Left to right, sitting: Crussaro, N.P. Allen, Cauchois, Borelius, Bragg, Moller, Sietz, Hollomon, Frank; middle row: Rathenau,(nl) Koster, Rudberg,(sv), Flamache, Goche, Groven, Orowan, Burgers, Shockley, Guinier, C.S. Smith, Dehlinger, Laval, Henriot; top row: Gaspart, Lomer, Cottrell, Homes, Curien

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),[1] 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.

  1. ^ "CERN prepares its Future". CERN Press Office. CERN.