Background
Coulomb, Jean Marie was born on November 7, 1904 in Blida, Algeria. Son of Charles and Blanche (D."Izalguier) Coulomb.
Coulomb, Jean Marie was born on November 7, 1904 in Blida, Algeria. Son of Charles and Blanche (D."Izalguier) Coulomb.
Diploma Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, 1926. Docteur es Sciences, U. Paris, 1931. Director Meteorological Institute, Algeria, 1937-1941, Institute Geophysics, Paris, 1941-1956, National Centre Science.
Director Institut de Physique du Globe Algiers 1937-1941. Director Institut de Physique du Globe Paris 1941-1956. Professor, at the Sorbonne 1941-1972.
Visiting Professor Istanbul University 1954-1955.
President Institute Association of Terrestrial Magnetism and Electricity 1951-1954. Director-General Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 1956-1962.
President Institute Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 1967-1971. President Bureau des Longitudes 1966-1969.
Vice-President Institute Council of Scientific Unions 1968-1972, President 1972-1974.
President 1977-1978), Royal Danish Academy 1969, Academy Royale de Belgique 1971. Grand Officier, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur, Grand-Croix de l’ordre national du Merite, Officier du Merite Saharien.
Of Committee Institute Geophysical Year 1957-1959. French Academy, of Sciences since 1960.
Married Alice Gaydier, September 26, 1928. Children: Pierre, Rene, Marie-Blanche, Genevieve.