Background
Dollfus, Audouin Charles was born on November 12, 1924 in Paris. Son of Charles Dollfus and Suzanne Soubeyran.
Dollfus, Audouin Charles was born on November 12, 1924 in Paris. Son of Charles Dollfus and Suzanne Soubeyran.
Doctor of Science in Mathematics, University Paris, 1955.
Joined Observatoire de Meudon (astrophysical div. of Observatoire de Paris) 1946, now Head of Laboratory for Physics of the Solar System. Astronomer, Observatoire de Paris since 1965. President 1979-1981).
Member Society Astronomical France (president 1979-1981, Janssen award 1994), Association Création et Diffusion Science (honorary president 1988-2010), Association Française Avancement Science (president 1993-1995), International Academy Astronautics (trustee 1975-1981), Russian Society Astronomy and Geophysics, Royal Astronomical Society London (associate), Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (foreign), Society French Explorers, Aero Club France (life, trustee), Explorers Club New York, Sociètè Philomatique Paris, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Catherine Browne, June 19, 1959. Children: Fanny, Corinne, Jean Tycho, Ariane.