Background
Touret, Jacques Leon Robert was born on January 2, 1936 in Fumay, France. Arrived in The Netherlands, 1980. Son of Martial Charles and Suzanne (Gouilly) Touret.
Touret, Jacques Leon Robert was born on January 2, 1936 in Fumay, France. Arrived in The Netherlands, 1980. Son of Martial Charles and Suzanne (Gouilly) Touret.
Licence in science, Nancy University, France, 1958. Doctor of Science, Nancy University, France, 1969. Geology engineer, Nancy School Engineers, 1958.
Doctor honoris causa, University Liege, Belgium, 2001.
Assistant lecturer in Geology 1964-1969. Lecturer in Geology, University of Nancy 1969-1974. Professor University of Paris 7 1974-1980.
Professor Earth Science Institute, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands since 1980. Charge de mission, C.N.R.S., Paris 1978-1980.
Captain Corps of Engineers, French Military, 1962-1964. Member Royal Dutch Academy Arts and Sciences, Academy Europea, Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Married Christiane Poinsignon, October 7, 1960 (divorced 1974). Children: Olivier, Mathilde, Cécile. Married Lydia Ben Mohammed, May 15, 1975: 1 child, Anne Cindy.