Jean-Claude Pecker
French astronomer and astrophysicist (1923–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-Claude Pecker (10 May 1923 – 20 February 2020)[1] was a French astronomer, astrophysicist and author, member of the French Academy of Sciences and director of the Nice Observatory. He served as the secretary-general of the International Astronomical Union from 1964 to 1967. Pecker was the President of the Société astronomique de France (SAF), the French amateur astronomical society, from 1973–1976.[2] He was awarded the Prix Jules Janssen by the French Astronomical Society in 1967. A minor planet (1629 Pecker) is named after him.[3] Pecker was a vocal opponent of astrology and pseudo-science[4][5] and was the president of the Association française pour l'information scientifique (AFIS), a skeptical organisation which promotes scientific enquiry in the face of quackery and obscurantism.
Professor Jean-Claude Pecker | |
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Born | (1923-05-10)10 May 1923 |
Died | 20 February 2020(2020-02-20) (aged 96) Île d'Yeu, France |
Nationality | French |
Education | Lycée Michel-de-Montaigne |
Alma mater | École normale supérieure University of Bordeaux University of Grenoble |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical astrophysics |
Institutions | Professor emeritus at the Collège de France, Paris |