Professor Jean-Claude Pecker | |
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 Jean-Claude Pecker in 1970 | |
| Born | 10 May 1923 |
| Died | 20 February 2020 (aged 96) Île d'Yeu, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Lycée Michel-de-Montaigne |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure University of Bordeaux University of Grenoble |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical astrophysics |
| Institutions | Professor emeritus at the Collège de France, Paris |
Jean-Claude Pecker (10 May 1923 – 20 February 2020)[1] was a French astronomer, astrophysicist and author, member of the French Academy of Sciences and director of the Nice Observatory. He served as the secretary-general of the International Astronomical Union from 1964 to 1967. Pecker was the President of the Société astronomique de France (SAF), the French amateur astronomical society, from 1973–1976.[2] He was awarded the Prix Jules Janssen by the French Astronomical Society in 1967. A minor planet (1629 Pecker) is named after him.[3] Pecker was a vocal opponent of astrology and pseudo-science[4][5] and was the president of the Association française pour l'information scientifique (AFIS), a skeptical organisation which promotes scientific enquiry in the face of quackery and obscurantism.
- ^ "Disparition de Jean-Claude Pecker astrophysicien et professeur émérite au Collège de France" (in French). Collège de France. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ List of presidents of the Société astronomique de France
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