Background
TRICART, Jean Leon Francois was born on September 16, 1920 in Montmorency. Son of Francois Tricart and Lea Cordonnier.
TRICART, Jean Leon Francois was born on September 16, 1920 in Montmorency. Son of Francois Tricart and Lea Cordonnier.
Lycee Rollin, Paris, and University de Paris a la Sorbonne.
Assistant Lecturer. University de Paris 1945-1948. Lecturer University of Strasbourg 1948-1949, Assistant Professor 1949-1955, Professor 1955-1988, Emeritus Professor since 1988. Vice-Dean; Director Centre of Applied Geography, Strasbourg.
President Applied Geomorphology Commission, of Institute Geographical Union 68.
Head of numerous technical co-operation missions in Senegal, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Togo, Mali, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico. Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Development Programme, World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Senior Consultant since 1968.
Scientific assessor of Institute de Recherche Agronomique Tropicale. Expert, Institute Hydrological Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Chairman French National Committee of INQUA 1976-1979.
Chairman Commission, of Arid and Subarid Regions, CNFG since 1989.
Honorary degree (University of Lodz, Poland).
Of University Senate 1967-1970. Colombian Academy, of Science since 1986.
Married Denise Casimir in 1944.