Background
Cagnac, Bernard was born on February 6, 1931 in Paris.
Cagnac, Bernard was born on February 6, 1931 in Paris.
Doctor of Science, Ecole Normale Supérieure University Paris, 1954.
Agrégé préparateur Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1957—1961. Professor University Paris, 1961—1996. President Institute Optique Théorique Appliquée, Orsay, France, 1990—2000.
Lieutenant French Navy, 1954-1957.
Animator Catholic Church, Paris. Member of Society Française d'Optique, Society Française Physique (prés. 1980-1981).
Married Jeannine Poupet. Children: Anne Elisabethn, Vincent, Armelle.