Marcel Nicolet

Marcel Nicolet , from 1987 Baron Nicolet (born February 26, 1912 in Basse-Bodeux near Liège , Ardennes , Belgium ; † October 8, 1996 in Uccle / Ukkel near Brussels ) was a Belgian geo- and astrophysicist .

Life

He was the son of the brewer Alfred Nicolet and Léopoldine Vauchel. Nicolet first began studying ancient Greek , Latin and French literature . In 1930 he decided to study mathematics at the Université de Liège . There he made his master's degree in physics in 1934 and was awarded a Ph.D. PhD and later qualified as a professor . In 1934 he went as an assistant to the Institut royal météorologique de Belgique (IRM) and later became head of the Department of Radiation (Department of Thermodynamics ). Since 1976 he has been head of the Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy in Brussels.

In 1945 he put forward an early theory about the formation of the layers of the earth's ionosphere . From 1957 to 1958 he was Secretary General of the governing body for the International Geophysical Year , the world's most important research initiative of the 20th century. The Belgian King Baudouin I therefore elevated him to the Belgian hereditary nobility of baron in 1987 . Considering his achievement, he became a member of the scientific academies of Belgium, France ( Académie des sciences ) and USA and received the Guggenheim (1963), Hopkins (1965) and Bowie (1985) prizes / medals.

Nicolet married Alice Delvenne on September 21, 1938 in Fossé (Ardennes).

Memberships

He was a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts of Belgium , the US National Academy of Sciences (1972) and a Fellow of the British Royal Astronomical Society . A detailed interview in WMO Bulletin (1990) gives a detailed overview of his scientific career and his place in the history of the International Science Council , of which he was also a member.

literature

M. Nicolet, "Contribution al´Etude de la Structure de l´Ionosphere", 1945
W. Swider, "Marcel Nicolet", USAFRL, Hanscom AFB, Mass., 1996
Hommage au baron Marcel Nicolet , in: Ciel et Terre , Volume 113, 1997, pages 90-92
Obituary in: Bulletin de la Classe des sciences , Académie royale des sciences, Palais des Académies, 1997, page 217 ( excerpt )
Who's who in science in Europe , Volume 3, Verlag F. Hodgson., 1968, ISBN 0852802110 and ISBN 9780852802113
Current biography yearbook , HW Wilson Co., 1958

Web links

Publications by M. Nicolet in the Astrophysics Data System
DR Bates: Marcel Nicolet: aeronomist. ESA Spec. Publ., ESA SP-278, pp. 5–6 (Eloge auf M. Nicolet, English)
P. Mange: Marcel Nicolet: mentor to many. ESA Spec. Publ., ESA SP-278, pp. 7–11 (Eloge auf M. Nicolet, English)

Individual evidence

↑ WMO Bulletin , Volume 46, World Meteorological Organization , 1997, page 294 ( excerpt )
^ Proceedings of the IEEE , Volume 47, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1959, page 342 ( excerpt )
^ "Homage au baron Marcel Nicolet", Ciel et Terre 113, 1997, p. 90-92
↑ WMO Bulletin 39, 1990, World meteorological Organization, Geneva
↑ CV in: WMO Bulletin , Volume 39, World Meteorological Organization, 1990
^ List of members since 1666: letter N. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 27, 2020 (French).
^ William Bowie Medal to Marcel Nicolet
↑ Marcel Ackerman et Andre Jaumotte: "Marcel Nicolet" ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.1 MB) @1@ 2

↑ European biographical directory , Volume 2, Editions Database, 1991, page 1591 ( excerpt )

↑ Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences , Académie royale des sciences, 1997

^ Membership directory , National Academy of Sciences (US), 2005

↑ List of the fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society , Royal Astronomical Society (ed.), Spottiswoode & Co, 1950

↑ Volume 39, Issue 4, 1990, pages 235-246

^ Frank Greenaway: Science international. A history of the International Council of IGY , 1996, p. 264

personal data
SURNAME	Nicolet, Marcel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian geo- and astrophysicist
DATE OF BIRTH	February 26, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Basse-Bodeux near Liège , Ardennes , Belgium
DATE OF DEATH	October 8, 1996
Place of death	Uccle / Ukkel near Brussels

[1] WMO Bulletin , Volume 46, World Meteorological Organization , 1997, page 294 ( excerpt )

[2] Proceedings of the IEEE , Volume 47, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1959, page 342 ( excerpt )

[3] "Homage au baron Marcel Nicolet", Ciel et Terre 113, 1997, p. 90-92

[4] WMO Bulletin 39, 1990, World meteorological Organization, Geneva

[5] CV in: WMO Bulletin , Volume 39, World Meteorological Organization, 1990

[6] List of members since 1666: letter N. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 27, 2020 (French).

[7] William Bowie Medal to Marcel Nicolet

[8] Marcel Ackerman et Andre Jaumotte: "Marcel Nicolet" ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.1 MB) @1@ 2

[9] European biographical directory , Volume 2, Editions Database, 1991, page 1591 ( excerpt )

[10] Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences , Académie royale des sciences, 1997

[11] Membership directory , National Academy of Sciences (US), 2005

[12] List of the fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society , Royal Astronomical Society (ed.), Spottiswoode & Co, 1950

[13] Volume 39, Issue 4, 1990, pages 235-246

[14] Frank Greenaway: Science international. A history of the International Council of IGY , 1996, p. 264