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Vidal-Madjar, Alfred was born on September 13, 1942 in Cairo. Son of Edouard Papoulard and Hilda (Ruggiero) Vidal-Madjar.
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Alfred Vidal-Madjar
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Alfred Vidal-Madjar, Egyptian, French astrophysicist. Achievements include detection of deuterium in interstellar space; indentificatoin of the sun inside an interstellar cloud; discovery of comets falling on the star Beta Pictoris; possible historical first detection of an extrasolar planet around Beta Pictoris. Chevalier Ordre National du Merite, France, 1989, National Center for Scientific Research Silver medalist, 1988.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University Paris, 1973.
Career
Maitre de recherche National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, 1977-1984, director research II, 1984-1989, director research I, since 1989. Maitre de conference Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, 1977-1991. Consultant Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, Paris, 1973-1988, European Space Agency, Paris, 1976-1988.
Member FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) science team National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Baltimore, since 1992. Board directors Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Waimea, Hawaii, 1990-1996.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant French Military, 1963-1965. Member International Astronomical Union.
Connections
Married Annie Lafferrerie, November 23, 1963 (divorced December 1985). Children: Boris, Maxime, Jeremie. Married Nicole Vittaut, December 12, 1995.
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1973