Hubert Reeves
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Hubert Reeves CC GOQ (July 13, 1932 – October 13, 2023) was a French-Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science.
Early life and education
Reeves was born in Montreal on July 13, 1932, and as a child lived in Léry.[1] Reeves attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, a prestigious French-language college in Montreal. He obtained a BSc degree in physics from the Université de Montréal in 1953, an MSc degree from McGill University in 1956 with a thesis entitled "Formation of Positronium in Hydrogen and Helium"[2] and a PhD degree at Cornell University in 1960.[3]
Career
From 1960 to 1964, he taught physics at the Université de Montréal and worked as an adviser to NASA. He became a Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in 1965.
Personal life and death
Reeves often spoke on television, promoting science. He was married to Francine Brunel-Reeves and they had four children together. He resided in Paris, France, where he died on October 13, 2023, at the age of 91.[4]
Honours and recognition
- In 1976, he was made Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (France).
- In 1986, he was made Knight of the Légion d'Honneur (France). He was promoted to Officer in 1994 and to Commander in 2003.[5]
- In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2003.[6]
- In 1994, he was made Officer of the National Order of Quebec. He was promoted to Grand Officer in 2017.[7]
- Asteroid 9631 Hubertreeves is named after Reeves: see Meanings of asteroid names (9501-10000).
- In 2001, he received the Albert Einstein Medal for research on the density of the universe.[8]
- In 2011, the Prix Hubert-Reeves was created.
- In 2019, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France.[9]
Selected publications
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (1998). Origins: Speculations on the Cosmos, Earth and Mankind (1st English-language ed.). London: Arcade Publishing. pp. 192pp. ISBN 1-55970-408-X.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (July 1971). Nuclear Reactions in Stellar Surfaces and Their Relations with Stellar Evolution. London: Gordon and Breach. pp. 88pp. ISBN 0-677-02960-8.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (1968). Stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis. New York: Gordon and Breach. ISBN 0-677-30150-2.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (1981). Atoms of Silence: An Exploration of Cosmic Evolution. Paris: Seuil. p. 282. ISBN 2-02-010170-X.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (1986). L'heure de s'enivrer : l'univers a-t-il un sens?. Seuil. ISBN 2-02-014400-X.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (1994). Dernières nouvelles du cosmos. Seuil. ISBN 2-02-022831-9.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert; Lenoir, Frédéric (2003). Mal de Terre. Paris: Points. p. 272. ISBN 2-02-079064-5.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (2005). Chroniques du ciel et de la vie. Éditions du Seuil. ISBN 2-02-080030-6.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (2007). Chroniques des atomes et des galaxies. Éd. du Seuil. ISBN 978-2-7578-2297-5.
- Reeves, Hubert; Boutinot, Nelly; Casanave, Daniel; Champion, Claire (2017). Hubert Reeves nous explique la biodiversité. Bruxelles: Le Lombard. Template:ISBN.
- Reeves, Hubert; Boutinot, Nelly; Casanave, Daniel; Champion, Claire (2018). Hubert Reeves nous explique la forêt. Bruxelles: Le Lombard. Template:ISBN.
- Reeves, Hubert; Vandermeulen, David; Casanave, Daniel (2019). Hubert Reeves nous explique les océans. Bruxelles: Le Lombard. Template:ISBN.
- Reeves, Hubert, Michel Cassé, Étienne Klein, Marc Lachièze-Rey, Roland Lehoucq, Jean-Pierre Luminet, Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille, Nicolas Prantzos, and Sylvie Vauclair. (2019). Petite histoire de la matière et de l'univers.
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Conference on the decline of biodiversity, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris in 2009
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Hubert Reeves in La Sorbonne (Paris, France) photographed in 2001 by Olivier Meyer
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (2008). Je nʼaurai pas le temps. Paris: Les Éditions du Seuil. p. 11. ISBN 978-2-02-097494-3.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (1956). "The formation of positronium in hydrogen and helium on gases". eScholarship@McGill. Retrieved October 16, 2016. (supervisor: J. David Jackson)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reeves, Hubert (15 March 2015). "Biographie détaillée". Hubert Reeves Site officiel. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hubert Reeves, astrophysicien et grand vulgarisateur, est mort". Le Monde.fr. 13 October 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nominations dans l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur". Le Monde (in French). 14 July 2003.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mr. Hubert Reeves". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Celebrated Quebec astrophysicist Hubert Reeves has 'joined the stars' at 91". CTV News. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Freeman, Alan (20 October 2023). "Astrophysicist Hubert Reeves illuminated the marvels of science and the cosmos". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
Dr. Reeves was honoured with the Einstein Medal in 2001 for his scientific work on the density of the universe
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dr. Hubert Reeves wins 2019 Jules Janssen Prize (Press release)". Société astronomique de France. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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