Background
Fishcher, Gaston was born on September 28, 1929 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Son of Charles Henri and Maria (Speck) Fishcher.
Fishcher, Gaston was born on September 28, 1929 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Son of Charles Henri and Maria (Speck) Fishcher.
Diploma, Swiss Institute of Technology, Zürich, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 1959.
Research associate, Laboratory de Recherches Horlogères, Neuchâtel, 1953-1956; junior research associate, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada, 1956-1962; research associate, Radio Corporation of America, Princeton, New Jersey, 1962-1963; research associate, Radio Corporation of America, Zürich, 1963-1968; professor physics, U. Montréal (Canada), 1968-1971; co-director, Observatoire Cantonal de Neuchâtel, since 1971; professor extraordinary, U. Neuchãtel, since 1981.
Married Helen Moyra Bisset, April 22, 1961. Children: Elizabeth, Monica, Catherine, Alain.