Background
Caprona, Count Noël François Marie Crapon de was born in 1928 in Chambery, Savoie, France. Son of Denys and Eleanor Worthington (Mather) Crapon de Caprona.
senior United Nations official
Caprona, Count Noël François Marie Crapon de was born in 1928 in Chambery, Savoie, France. Son of Denys and Eleanor Worthington (Mather) Crapon de Caprona.
Bachelor, College St. Martin, Pontoise, France, 1946. Bachelor of Laws, University Paris, 1952. Diploma, Institute Comparative Law, 1951.
Postgraduate, School Political Sciences, 1952—1954.
Assistant manager Station Catalina Estancias, Argentina, 1947—1948. Trilingual editor department general affairs and information Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, Rome, 1954—1957. Liaison officer for United Nations and various organizations Food and Agriculture Organization Office Director General, 1957—1965, chief reports and records, 1966—1971, chief conference operations branch, 1972—1974.
Secretary general Food and Agriculture Organization Conference and Council, 1974—1978. Director Food and Agriculture Organization Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs, Rome, 1974—1983. Served with French Army, 1944.
Member of Society in France of Sons of the American Revolution, Alumni Association Ecole des Sciences Politiques, Alumni Association College St. Martin.
Married Barbro Sigrid Wenne, 1954. Children: Guy, Yann.