Hubert Reeves
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Hubert Reeves in 2015
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| Born | July 13, 1932 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Paris, France |
| Citizenship | Canadian French |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | CNRS |
| Alma mater | Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Université de Montréal McGill University Cornell University |
| Thesis | Thermonuclear Reaction Involving Medium Light Nuclei (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edwin Salpeter[1] |
| Doctoral students | Jean Audouze |
| Known for | Works on stellar nucleo-synthesis Popularisation of science |
| Notable awards | See Honours and Recognition |
| Spouse | Francine Brunel (former) Camille Scoffier-Reeves (current) |
| Children | 4 |
| Website www |
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Hubert Reeves CC GOQ (July 13, 1932 – October 13, 2023) was a Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science.
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Early life and education
Reeves was born in Montreal on July 13, 1932, and as a child lived in Léry.[2] Reeves attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, a prestigious French-language college in Montreal. He obtained a BSc degree in physics from the Université de Montréal in 1953, an MSc degree from McGill University in 1956 with a thesis entitled "Formation of Positronium in Hydrogen and Helium"[3] and a PhD degree at Cornell University in 1960.[4]
Career
From 1960 to 1964, he taught physics at the Université de Montréal and worked as an adviser to NASA. He had been a Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) since 1965.
Personal life
Reeves resided in Paris, France. He often spoke on television, promoting science. He passed away in the French capital on October 13, 2023, at the age of 91.[5]
Honours and recognition
- In 1976, he was made Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (France).
- In 1986, he was made Knight of the Légion d'Honneur (France). He was promoted to Officer in 1994 and to Commander in 2003.
- In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2003.
- In 1994, he was made Officer of the National Order of Quebec. He was promoted to Grand Officer in 2017.
- Asteroid 9631 Hubertreeves is named after Reeves: see Meanings of asteroid names (9501-10000).
- In 2011, the Prix Hubert-Reeves was created.
- In 2019, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France.[6]
Selected publications
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- Reeves, Hubert; Boutinot, Nelly; Casanave, Daniel; Champion, Claire (2017). Hubert Reeves nous explique la biodiversité. Bruxelles: Le Lombard. ISBN 9782803670796.
- Reeves, Hubert; Boutinot, Nelly; Casanave, Daniel; Champion, Claire (2018). Hubert Reeves nous explique la forêt. Bruxelles: Le Lombard. ISBN 9782803672325.
- Reeves, Hubert; Vandermeulen, David; Casanave, Daniel (2019). Hubert Reeves nous explique les océans. Bruxelles: Le Lombard. ISBN 9782803673100.
- Reeves, Hubert, Michel Cassé, Étienne Klein, Marc Lachièze-Rey, Roland Lehoucq, Jean-Pierre Luminet, Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille, Nicolas Prantzos, and Sylvie Vauclair. (2019). Petite histoire de la matière et de l'univers.
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Conference on the decline of biodiversity, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris in 2009
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Hubert Reeves in La Sorbonne (Paris, France) photographed in 2001 by Olivier Meyer
References
- ↑ Hubert Reeves at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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