Background
Pilet, Paul-Emile was born on July 26, 1927 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Son of William and Berthe (Lemat) Pilet.
Pilet, Paul-Emile was born on July 26, 1927 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Son of William and Berthe (Lemat) Pilet.
Bachelor, University Lausanne. Master, University Lausanne. Doctor of Philosophy, University Lausanne.
Docteur honoris causa, University Toulouse (France), 1966. Docteur honoris causa, University Toulouse (France),, 1976. Docteur honoris causa, University Besancon (France), 1985.
Docteur honoris causa, Polytechnic Leicester, United Kingdom, 1989.
Staff Bordeaux (France) University, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, London University, Sorbonne, Paris, Leicester Polytechnic. Member faculty University Lausanne, professor plant biology and physiology, since 1958. Director Institute Plant Biology, since 1966.
Associate professor Sorbonne, Paris, 1967—1982. Visiting professor Leicester Polytechnic, 1980—1989. Founding president Swiss Society Plant Physiology.
Director Dialectica; member editorial board several international journals Analysis of plant cell growth.
Member of faculty U. Lausanne, professor plant biology and physiology, 1958, director Institute Plant Biology, 1966. Member Swiss Academy Science (past president), International Association Plant Physiologists (council, past general secretary), Royal Academy Science Belgique (associate).
Married Suzanne Gervaix Pilet, August 15, 1962. 1 child Francois.
