Background
Kovalevsky, Jean was born on May 18, 1929 in Neuilly sur Seine France. Son of Jean and Hé lène (Pavloff) Kovalevsky.
Kovalevsky, Jean was born on May 18, 1929 in Neuilly sur Seine France. Son of Jean and Hé lène (Pavloff) Kovalevsky.
Licence in science, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1952. Agrégation in Mathematics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1954. Doctor of Science, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1959.
Research assistant Paris Observatory, 1955-1960, Yale University Observatory, 1957-1958. Chief research and computing service Bureau Longitures, Paris, 1960-1971. Director Groupe de Recherches de Géodésie Spatiale, Paris, then Grasse, France, 1971-1979, Centre d'Etudes de Recherches Géodynamiques et Astronomiques, Grasse, 1974-1982, 88-92.
President Bureau National Métrologie, 1995—2004. Lecturer Paris University, 1960—1973. Secretary International Committee Poids Mesures, 1991—1996, president, 1997—2004.
With French Navy, 1952-1953, With French Navy, 1956.
Served with French Navy, 1952-1953, 56. Member.Internat. Academy Astronautics, French Academy Sciences, Academia Europaea, Academia delle Scienze di Torino, International Astronomical Union, Internat.Com. Space Research (chairman working group 1965-1974), International Association Geodesy, Société Astronomique de France (president 1970-1973), French National Committee Astronomy (chairman 1973-1976, 89-92).
Married Jeannine Reige, May 18, 1956 (deceased 2003). Children: Jean-Paul, Madeleine, Pierre.