Background
ROCHE, Jean Casimir Henri Hilaire was born on January 14, 1901 in Sorgues. Son of Gaston Roche and Marie Lointier.
ROCHE, Jean Casimir Henri Hilaire was born on January 14, 1901 in Sorgues. Son of Gaston Roche and Marie Lointier.
Assistant in Physiology, Montpellier University 1920-1923. Lecturer in Biochemistry, University of Strasbourg 1925-1930. Professor, of Biochemistry, University of Lyon 1930-1931, Marseilles University 1931-1947.
Honorary Professor 1948.
Director of Laboratory Comparative Biochemistry, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris since 1941. Professor of Biochemistry, College, de France, Paris 1947-1972.
Rector, University of Paris 1961-1969. Director Laboratoire Maritime, College, de France, Concameau, Brittany and President Institute des Hautes Etudes, Tunis (University of Paris).
Rector, General Delegate of Minister of Education to University Institute Affairs 1970-1972.
Vice-President Institute Association of Universities. President Society of Friends of University of Paris. Commander Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur, des Palmes academiques.
Academy, des Sciences, Academy, de Medecine. Accademia dei Lincei (Rome), Royal Society, Edinburgh, Royal Academy, of Sciences, Sweden, Denmark, National Academy, of Sciences (Argentina), Belgian Academy, of Medicine, Bulgarian Academy, Hungarian Academy, Romanian Academy, Serbian Academy, of Arts and Sciences.
Married Elisabeth Mathilde Barman in 1937.