Background
Blanc, Bernard-Henri was born on April 28, 1930 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. Son of Henri François Jules and Louise (Chollet) Blanc.
Blanc, Bernard-Henri was born on April 28, 1930 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. Son of Henri François Jules and Louise (Chollet) Blanc.
Master of Science, University Lausanne, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Lausanne, University Vienna, 1963. Superior certified Microbiology, Immunology, Institute Pasteur, Paris, 1958.
Doctor (honoris causa), University Nancy, France, 1980.
Researcher Nestle Laboratories, Vevey, Switzerland, 1956-1963. Chief biochemist Swiss Vitamin Institute, Lausanne, 1963-1967. 1st assistant, Bio-chemical Institute University Lausanne, 1963-1967, associate professor, 1971-1993, extraordinary professor biochemistry and nutrition, since 1993.
Honorary professor Bio-chemical Institute University Lausanne, since 1995. Vice director production, Research and Development Milk Union, Lausanne, 1964-1967. Director Swiss Federal Research Station, Berne, Switzerland, 1967-1984.
President Swiss Milk Commission, Berne, 1967-1983. Member redaction committee Science des Aliments, Paris, since 1978. Visiting professor University Helsinki, 1975, University Sofia, 1975.
Science consultant in the fields of nutrition, agronomy, food science and technical.
Married Claudine Jenni, September 30, 1954 (divorced September 1972). Children: François, Didier. Married Nicole Bosset, December 24, 1974 (deceased August 1990).
Children: Geneviève, Florence, Edouard.