Background
Authier, André was born on June 17, 1932 in La Flèche, Sarthe, France. Son of Jean and Elizabeth (Hipper) Authier.
physicist scientific organization executive
Authier, André was born on June 17, 1932 in La Flèche, Sarthe, France. Son of Jean and Elizabeth (Hipper) Authier.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Paris U., 1961.
Visiting fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955-1956; research assistant, Paris U., 1956-1961; assistant laboratory director, College de France, 1961-1966; lecturer science Department, University Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris, 1966-1971; professor, U. Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris, since 1971. Past president International Union Crystallography, Chester, England.
Member Leopoldina Academy.
Married Françoise Lefèvre, July 23, 1959 (divorced 1986). Children: Bertrand, Isabelle, Sophie. Married Irena Wawrzyniak, October 18, 1986.