Background

Lehn, Jean-Marie Pierre was born on September 30, 1939 in Rosheim, Bas-Rhin, France. Son of Pierre and Marie (Salomon) Lehn.

Education

Graduate, University Strasbourg, France, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Strasbourg, France, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Jerusalem, 1984.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Autonoma, Madrid, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Göttingen, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Brussels, 1987.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Herakliou, Greece, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Bologna, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Charles University, Prague, 1990.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Twente, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Sheffield, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Athens, 1992.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Polytech. Athens, 1992; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Polytechnic University Bucharest, 1994. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Illinois Wesleyan University, 1995.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Montreal, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Bielefeld University, 1998. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), USTC, Hefei, 1998.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Southeast University, Nanjing, 1998. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Weizmann Institute, Rehovoth, 1998. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Brussels, 1999.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Nagoya, 2000. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Sherbrooke, 2000. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Trieste, 2001.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 2003. Doctor of Science (honorary), Nanjing University, 2003. Doctor of Science (honorary), Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, 2003.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University St. Andrews, 2004. Doctor of Science (honorary), St. Petersburg University, 2005. Doctor of Science (honorary), Mazaryk University, 2005.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Heriot Watt University, 2005.

Career

Various positions National Center for Science Research, France, 1960—1966. Postdoctoral research associate Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963—1964. Assistant professor University Strasbourg, France, 1966—1969.

Associate professor University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg, 1970, professor of chemistry, 1970—1979, current director, of Supramolecular Chemistry. And professor and chair, Chemistry of Molecular Interactions College France, Paris, since 1979. Visiting professor chemistry Harvard University, 1972—1974, E.T.H., Zurich, Switzerland, Cambridge (England) University, 1984, Barcelona (Spain) University, 1985, Fankfurt (Germany) University, 1985—1986.

Heinrich-Hertz Gast professor Karlsruhe University, 1989. Woodward visiting professor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1997. Newton-Abraham visiting professor Oxford University, 1999—2000.

Board director Ciba Specialty Chemicals.

Achievements

• Member of Chinese Academy Scis., Academy Bibliotheca Alexandrinae (president), Slovenian Academy Arts and Scis., Hungarian Academy Scis., Russian Academy Scis., Royal Irish Academy, Academy Scis. Torino, Pontifical Academy Scis., Third World Academy Scis., The Czech Learned Society, Korean Academy Sci. and Tech., Royal Society, Academy Roumaine, Institute Grand Ducal (Luxembourg), Academy Scis. Ukraine, Academy Arts and Scis. Puerto Rico, Royal Academy Scis., Letters and Fine Arts (Belgium), Polish Academy Scis., Indian Academy Scis., Yugoslav Academy Arts and Scis. Zagreb, Academy Wissenschaften, Academy Wissenschaften Literalur-Mainz, Academy Europaea, American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia, foreign member), Royal Netherlands Academy, Academy Nazionale dei Lincei, Deutsche Academy der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Institute de France, American Association for the Advancement of Science (foreign) (honorary), National Academy of Sciences (foreign) (associate)

Membership

Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academy Bibliotheca Alexandrinae (president), Slovenian Academy Arts and Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Irish Academy, Academy of Sciences Torino, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Third World Academy of Sciences, The Czech Learned Society, Korean Academy of Sciences and Technology, Royal Society, Academy Roumaine, Institute Grand Ducal (Luxembourg), Academy of Sciences Ukraine, Academy Arts and Sciences Puerto Rico, Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts (Belgium), Polish Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences, Yugoslav Academy Arts and Sciences Zagreb, Academy Wissenschaften, Academy Wissenschaften Literalur-Mainz, Academy Europaea, American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia, foreign member), Royal Netherlands Academy, Academy Nazionale dei Lincei, Deutsche Academy der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Institute de France, American Association for the Advancement of Science (foreign) (honorary), National Academy of Sciences (foreign) (associate).

• Chinese Academy Scis.

• Academy Bibliotheca Alexandrinae (president)

• Slovenian Academy Arts and Scis.

• Hungarian Academy Scis.

• Russian Academy Scis.

• Royal Irish Academy

• Academy Scis. Torino

• Pontifical Academy Scis.

• Third World Academy Scis.

• The Czech Learned Society

• Korean Academy Sci. and Tech.

• Royal Society

• Academy Roumaine

• Institute Grand Ducal (Luxembourg)

• Academy Scis. Ukraine

• Academy Arts and Scis. Puerto Rico

• Royal Academy Scis.

• Letters and Fine Arts (Belgium)

• Polish Academy Scis.

• Indian Academy Scis.

• Yugoslav Academy Arts and Scis. Zagreb

• Academy Wissenschaften

• Academy Wissenschaften Literalur-Mainz

• Academy Europaea

• American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia, foreign )

• Royal Netherlands Academy

• Academy Nazionale dei Lincei

• Deutsche Academy der Naturforscher Leopoldina

• Institute de France

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (foreign) (honorary)

• National Academy of Sciences (foreign) (associate)

Connections

Married Sylvie Lederer, 1965. 2 children.

Father:

Pierre Lehn

Mother:

Marie (Salomon) Lehn

Spouse:

Sylvie Lederer