Background
OURISSON, Guy was born on March 26, 1926 in Boulogne-sur-Seine. Son of Jacques Ourisson and Colette (nee de Bosredon).
OURISSON, Guy was born on March 26, 1926 in Boulogne-sur-Seine. Son of Jacques Ourisson and Colette (nee de Bosredon).
Agrég Science Physical, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1952. Doctor of Science, Paris University, 1954.
Professor chemistry University Strasbourg, France, since 1955. President University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, 1970-1975. Director Institute Chemistry of Natural Substances, National Center for Science Research, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, 1986-1989.
President French Academy of Sciences, Paris, France, 1998-2001. Director general higher education Minister of Education, Paris, 1981-1982.
Contributor more than 400 articles to professional journals.
Member French Academy of Sciences, French Academy Technology, Swedish Academy of Sciences, Danish Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina Academy of Sciences, Rhineland-Westphalia Academy of Sciences, Serbian Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Science, Academy Europaea.
Nature, manual work, reading, people.
Married Paula Baylis (deceased 1958). Married Nicole Heiligenstein (divorced 1984). Children: Philippe, Perrette, Odile Demange.