Background
Perret, Maurice Edmond was born on May 19, 1911 in Louisiana Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Son of Jules Henri and Henriette Marie (Leuba) Perret.
Perret, Maurice Edmond was born on May 19, 1911 in Louisiana Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Son of Jules Henri and Henriette Marie (Leuba) Perret.
Gymnase Louisiana Chaux-de-Fonds, 1929. Bac. es Lettres, U. Zurich (Switzerland), 1930. Licence esLettres, U. Neuchatel (Switzerland), 1940.
Master of Arts (International House fellow 1940-1942), University of California at Berkeley, 1942.
Doctorat es Lettres, U. Lausanne (Switzerland), 1950.
Teacher Petropolis and Lycee Francais, Rio de Janeiro, 1935—1937. Assistant consulate San Francisco, 1942—1943. Delegate international committee Red Cross, Washington, 1943—1945.
Delegate Aid to Arab Refugees, Palestine, 1949—1951. Assistant International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, 1951—1952. Librarian La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 1953—1954.
Assistant Oltremare, Romw, Italy, 1955—1956. Professor Avenches, Switzerland, 1957—1963. Professor geography, map librarian University Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 1963—1981.
Professor emeritus, since 1981. Curator Roman Museum, Avenches, Switzerland, 1960—1963. Member city council, Avenches, Switzerland, 1961—1963.
Initiator History Museum Portage County History Society, Stevens Pt. Served Swiss Army, 1939-1940.
Member city council Avenches, Switzerland, 1961-1963. Served with Swiss Army, 1939-1940. Initiator History.Mus. of Portage County History Society, Stevens Pint
Member Association American Geographers, National Council Geography Education, American Geography Society, Wisconsin Academy Sciences, Arts and Letters, Société vaudoise de geographie (vice president 1960-1963), Federation Swiss Geography Societies
(vice president 1961-1963). Club: Travelers Century.