Roger Charlier | |
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| Born | 10 November 1921 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 16 September 2018 (aged 96) Etterbeek, Belgium |
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| Known for | Being the subject of the movie I Was a Male War Bride. |
| Awards | Several war medals, including Volunteer's Medal 1940–1945 and Political Prisoner's Cross 1940–1945; several civil distinctions, including Ordre des Palmes académiques and Knight of the Order of Leopold[1] |
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| Fields | Oceanography, Earth Sciences |
| Institutions | [2] |
Roger Henri Louise Lievin Constance Charlier (10 November 1921, Antwerp, Belgium – 16 September 2018, Etterbeek, Belgium) was a Belgian resistance fighter, member of the prosecuting team at the Nuremberg trials, and oceanographer. His marriage to American Captain Marie Helen Glennon and administrative difficulties regarding his residency in the US was dramatised in the film I Was a Male War Bride, with Cary Grant as Charlier.
- ^ Bologa, Alexandru S. (2018). "Professor Roger H. Charlier, Belgium / USA, An Outstanding Personality of the Coastal Marine Engineering Has Left Us (1921–2018)" (PDF). Academy of Romanian Scientists Annals Series on Biological Sciences. 7 (2): 126–130. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Brett-Crowther, Michael (19 June 2019). "Professor Roger H. Charlier (1921–2018)". International Journal of Environmental Studies. 76 (4): 537–540. Bibcode:2019IJEnS..76..537B. doi:10.1080/00207233.2019.1624118. S2CID 197170518.