Background
Basdevant, Jean-Louis Henri was born on September 18, 1939 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Jean and Denise Therese Basdevant.
Basdevant, Jean-Louis Henri was born on September 18, 1939 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Jean and Denise Therese Basdevant.
Graduate, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1963; Agregation de Physique, U. Paris, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Strasbourg, France, 1966.
Research associate, Center National de la Research Science, U. Orsay, France, 1963-1964;
research associate, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 1964-1965;
research associate, U. Orsay and Commissariat a Atomic Energy, Saclay, France, 1966-1970;
professor physics, Ecole Polytechnic, Palaiseau, France, since 1969;
research associate, European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, 1970-1972;
director research Center National Research Science laboratory theoretical physics, U. Paris, 1972-1992. Board directors Ecole Polytechnic, Palaiseau, 1978-1996, chairman physics department, since 1992. Director laboratory theoretical physics U. Paris, 1981-1983.
Professor physics Saint-Cyr Special Military School, Coetquidan, France, 1986-1993.
Member Alumni Ecole Normale Supérieure, Les Amis de Mozart.
Children: Nicolas, Olivier.