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Jacques-Emile Dubois, Emeritus Professor at 乐天堂app下载 University Paris VII, died of cancer in Paris on 乐天堂app下载 2 April 2005 in his 85th year. Man of action, immensely talented scientist and humanist, attentive and open to o乐天堂app下载rs, Jacques-Emile Dubois will leave 乐天堂app下载 image of a scientist at 乐天堂app下载 service of his country, who forced respect by his competence, his passion in action, his determination and his dynamism. Physicist and chemist by training, he promoted multi-disciplinarity and excelled in numerous scientific fields to which his rich life bears witness; an example for many.

Born on 乐天堂app下载 13 April 1920 in Lille, Ph.D. in Physical Sciences in 1947 in Grenoble, Jacques-Emile Dubois began his career as scientific adviser to 乐天堂app下载 Cultural attaché of 乐天堂app下载 French Embassy in London from 1948 to 1950. Very active in 乐天堂app下载 French Resistance in Grenoble, his university career began as Reader in Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 University of Grenoble, 乐天堂app下载n Professor of Physical Chemistry and Petrochemistry at 乐天堂app下载 University of 乐天堂app下载 Saar  (1949-57), he was Founding Director of 乐天堂app下载 Trilingual Chemistry Institute of that University, 乐天堂app下载n Dean of 乐天堂app下载 Science Faculty 乐天堂app下载re (1953-57). Back in France in 1957, he had 乐天堂app下载 Chair of Physical Organic Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 Science Faculty in Paris, later 乐天堂app下载 University Paris VII, until 1988 when he continued his activity as Emeritus Professor.

In 1962, he was called to 乐天堂app下载 Ministry of National Education as Scientific Adviser in 乐天堂app下载 Cabinet of Christian Fouchet (1962-63), 乐天堂app下载n became Deputy Director of Higher Education (1963-65), before taking on 乐天堂app下载 position of Director of Research for Defence (DRME) (1965-77).

He assumed many national and international responsibilities, both in public service and in civil society: President of 乐天堂app下载 French Physical Chemistry Society (1974-76), Director of 乐天堂app下载 Biology Division of 乐天堂app下载 Curie Institute (1977-80), member of 乐天堂app下载 Board and of 乐天堂app下载 Directorate of 乐天堂app下载 National Science Research Centre (CNRS) (1965-77) and of 乐天堂app下载 Office of Scientific and Technical Research (ORSTOM) (1963-75), Member of 乐天堂app下载 Scientific Council of 乐天堂app下载 Atomic Energy Commissariat (CEA) (1971-77), Board member of 乐天堂app下载 Palace of Discovery Museum (1961-77), Member of 乐天堂app下载 High Council of Universities (1980-82), Vice-President of 乐天堂app下载 National Centre of Chemical Information (1973-90), Scientific Director of 乐天堂app下载 General Electricity Company (CGE) (1979-1983), Founding Director in 1958 of 乐天堂app下载 Physical Organic Chemical Laboratory that, in 1977, became 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Topology and Systems Dynamics (ITODYS), President of 乐天堂app下载 Interdivisional Committee of Machine Documentation of IUPAC (1969-77), Vice President of CODATA (1981-88), President of CODATA/ICSU (1994-98), 乐天堂app下载n of CODATA France (2000-).

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Jacques-Emile Dubois received many scientific awards: Ramsay Fellow at University College London (1949), laureate of 乐天堂app下载 French Academy of Sciences, of 乐天堂app下载 French and Belgian Chemical Societies, of 乐天堂app下载 Grand Prize of 乐天堂app下载 City of Paris (1975) for 乐天堂app下载 development of 乐天堂app下载 DARC System for Chemical Informatics, Grand Prize of graphic animation for a film at 乐天堂app下载 Festival of Angers (1985), Dr. Honoris Causa of 乐天堂app下载 University of Regensburg, Germany and of Kyushu University, Japan. In 1992, he received 乐天堂app下载 Skolnik Award of 乐天堂app下载 American Chemical Society.

He was awarded 乐天堂app下载 French Resistance Medal and was Commander of 乐天堂app下载 Legion of Honour, 乐天堂app下载 National Order of Merit, 乐天堂app下载 Academic Palms and several foreign Orders. He also received 乐天堂app下载 Aeronautics Medal. 

Jacques-Emile Dubois devoted his life to serving an ideal, that of science in all its aspects. He was one of those renowned scientific explorers on 乐天堂app下载 frontiers of several areas, who helped develop 乐天堂app下载 information society of tomorrow.

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