Brien Adrien Meilleur

Background

Meilleur, Brien Adrien was born on April 4, 1949 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Pierre Louis and Marijane Meilleur.

Education

Bachelor in Anthropology, University Washington, 1974. Master of Arts in Anthropology, University Washington, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1986.

Career

Teaching assistant department anthropology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1976-1977, 78-79; research assistant, U. Washington, Seattle, 1977-1978; research associate, U. Washington, Seattle, 1986-1987; manager Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobot. Garden,, Bishop Museum, Captain Cook, Hawaii., since 1987. Research associate Enthnobiology and Biogeography Laboratory, Museum Natural History, Paris, since 1982, correspondent, since 1988.

Associate member science committee Vanoise National Park, Chambéry, France, 1983-1987, member, since 1988. Member affiliate graduate faculty department anthropology U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1988. Partipant numerous national and international conferences, seminars and workshops, since 1981.

Presenter to regional, national and international conferences, since 1981. Member Hawaii Rare Plant Working Group, since 1989. Article, book and grant proposal reviewer, since 1987.

Achievements

• Brien Adrien Meilleur has been listed as a noteworthy Museum official, ethnobiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1969-1972. Member American Anthropological Association, International Society Ethnobiology, Society for Anthropology Europe, Society Ethnobiology, Culture and Agriculture Group, Association Rhône-Alpes Anthropologie, Society Ethnozoologie et Ethnobotanique.

Connections

Married Sylvie Front, October 29, 1977. Children: Alexandre, Nicolas.

Father:

Pierre Louis Meilleur

Mother:

Marijane Meilleur

Spouse:

Sylvie Front

child:

Nicolas Meilleur

child:

Alexandre Meilleur