Hubert Reeves
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science
World famous cosmologist and science communicator "Modern physics allows us to shout 'Long live Freedom!'" |
- Birthdate
- July 13, 1932
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec
- Residence
- Paris, France
- Family Members
- Mother: Manon Beaupré
- Father: Joseph-Aimé
- Spouse: Camille Scoffier
- Children: Gilles, Nicolas, Benoit, Evelyne
- Grandchildren: five
- Personality
- Congenial, private, charming
- Favorite Music
- Schubert's String Quintet in C, second movement
- Other Interests
- Hiking
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Office
- U. of Montreal
- Status
- Semi-retired
- Degrees
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- B.Sc. U. of Montreal, 1953
- M.Sc. McGill, Montreal 1955
- PhD Cornell, New York, 1960
- Awards
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- Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (France) 1986
- Grand prix de la francophonie décerné 1989
- Einstein Prize, Einstein Society, Bern 2001
- Mentor
Père Louis Marie, childhood family friend, geneticist and botanist who knew everything in the woods. Philip Morrison, Cornell physicist who combined culture, science and literature with an enthusiasm for the nature of reality.
- Last Updated
- June 4, 2011
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