Background
CURIEN, Hubert was born on October 30, 1924 in Comimont, Vosges, France. Parents: Robert Curien and Berthe Curien (née Girot).
CURIEN, Hubert was born on October 30, 1924 in Comimont, Vosges, France. Parents: Robert Curien and Berthe Curien (née Girot).
Epinal High School, Vosges. Saint-Louis High School, Paris. Ecole Normale Supérieure (grande école for training of teachers), Paris, doctor of science.
Spoken languages: English, German.
Delegate to Department of Scientific and Technological Research. 1973-1976: Minister of Research and Technology in Fabius Government, 1984-1986. Chairman of Scientific Defence Council, 1986.
Minister of Research and Technology in Rocard Government, 1988, currently Minister of Research and Space. Senior lecturer, Faculty of Sciences, Paris, 1951-1956, then professor, since 1956. Scientific director, National Research Centre, 1966-1969 then general director, 1969-1973.
President of Compiegne Technology University Council, 1973-1978. Chairman of administrative board of National Centre for Space Studies, 1976-1984. President of Science Museum, Paris, 1977-1984.
President of European Science Foundation, 1979-1984. Chairman of Academic Committee for Applied Science, 1983. Chairman of management board of the Ecole Normale Supérieure Foundation, since 1986.
Scientific articles on solid state physics and mineralogy.
Member French Academy of Sciences (chairman), Academia Europaea (president).
Married Anne-Perrine Dumézil, December 19, 1949. Children: Nicolas, Christophe, Pierre-Louis.