Background
Riviere, Gerard Philippe was born on October 9, 1941 in Carcassonne, Aude, France. Son of Gaston and Therese Bru Riviere.
Riviere, Gerard Philippe was born on October 9, 1941 in Carcassonne, Aude, France. Son of Gaston and Therese Bru Riviere.
Master of Science, Marseilles University, France, 1964. Superior degree in astrophysics, Marseilles University, France, 1966.
Telecom officer Air Force, France, 1962-1969. Optics engineer Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, France, 1969-1974, space system engineer France, 1974-1989, associate director microgravity France, 1989-1994. Associate director Toulouse Space Center, France, 1994—1998, space programs deputy director, 1999—2000.
Director general I-Space, Paris, 2000.
Deputy mayor Montmaur, France, 1989-2001. Captain Air Force, 1959-1969, France.
Married Jacqueline Chaussonnet (divorced 1978). Children: Gilles, Pascale. Married Andree M. Bouchard, June 21, 1978.
Children: Jean-Hugues, Estelle.