Pierre Guy Albert Piganiol

Background

Piganiol, Pierre Guy Albert was born on January 10, 1915 in Chambery, France. Son of Andre Felix Piganiol and Germaine Blanchard.

Education

Agrege es Sciences Physiques, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, 1938.

Career

Assistant professor, Paris U., 1940-1947; director research, Cie St. Gobain, Paris, 1947-1958; délégué general recherche scientifique et technique, Government of France, 1958-1962; science advisor to the president, Cie St. Gobain, 1962-1971; science consultant, Paris, since 1971. Consultant United Nations Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Africa, South America, since 1962. Chairman science county Laboratory Center Ponts et Chausses, Paris, 1983-1991.

Member science county building research Center Science et Technology du Bariment, since 1991. Member science county civil works Laboratory Center Ponts et Chausses, since 1986.

Achievements

• Pierre Guy Albert Piganiol has been listed as a noteworthy science and development policies consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Pierre Piganiol,... Maîtriser le progrès

Membership

Member council for radio and television Office Radio and Television France, Paris, 1964-1967. Chairman council agricultural research Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Paris, 1964-1972. Major French Foreign Legion, 1938-1945.

Fellow American Chemical Society, Society Francaise de Chimie, Royal Society Chemistry. Member New York Academy of Sciences, French Alpine Club, Club Alpin Francais, Club of Rome (founder), National Park des Ecrins (board directors).

Interests

• Avocations: mountain climbing, violin.

Connections

Married Monique Françoise Mossé, August 19, 1942. Children: Catherine, Raymond, Helene, Bertrand.

Father:

Andre Felix Piganiol

Mother:

Germaine Blanchard

Spouse:

Monique Françoise Mossé

child:

Raymond Piganiol

child:

Bertrand Piganiol

child:

Catherine Piganiol

child:

Helene Piganiol