Background
Van-Praët, Michel Jean was born on April 20, 1949 in Neuilly sur Seine, France. Son of Jean Amédé and Marie Sylvie (Capenol) Van-Praët.
Van-Praët, Michel Jean was born on April 20, 1949 in Neuilly sur Seine, France. Son of Jean Amédé and Marie Sylvie (Capenol) Van-Praët.
Master of Science in Biology, Paris University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Paris University, 1974.
Assistant professor, Museum, Paris, 1974-1989;
professor, Museum, Paris, since 1989;
associate professor, U. Paris-Sorbonne, since 1991;
associate professor, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Brno, Czechoslovakia, since 1989. Conceptor Galerie de l'Evolution, Paris, 1986-1994. Coordinator renovation galleries of paleontology and comparative anatomy Museum Paris, since 1996.
Consultant prehistory National Museum, Les Eyzies, France, since 1993, U. Museum, Coimbra, Portugal, 1994, Irbid, Jordan, 1994, Science Center, Bangkok, Thailand,1995.
Member International Council of Museum (vice president French committee 1992-1998, president French committee since 1999), European Museum of Year Award (national correspondent).
Married Evelyne Maria Raso, March 25, 1972 (divorced 1995). Children: Arnaud, Emilie, Cécile. Married Anne Becker, 1997.