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In Laboratoire Aimé–Cotton, he advised the work of Pierre and Janine Connes who developed the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy between 1954 and 1966.","In 1966 he entered the French Academy of Sciences. He became its president from 1980 to 1982."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"18 January 1910","date":"1910-01-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Frouard","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q195098"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"22 September 2002","date":"2002-09-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q90"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"physicist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169470"},{"text":"researcher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1650915"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Université de Nancy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22249413"},{"text":"University of Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209842"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"president of the French Academy of Sciences (1 January 1981 – 31 December 1982)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23034946","start":"1981-01-01","end":"1982-12-31"},{"text":"director general (1962–1969)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1501800","start":"1962","end":"1969"},{"text":"president","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30461"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"CNRS Gold medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1957671","date":"1978"},{"text":"Holweck Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q615585","date":"1950"},{"text":"Three Physicists Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1282608","date":"1976"},{"text":"Commander of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855212"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Jacquinot","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093554"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Pierre Jacquinot born?","a":"Pierre Jacquinot was born on 18 January 1910 in Frouard."},{"q":"What positions has Pierre Jacquinot held?","a":"Positions held by Pierre Jacquinot include: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1981–1982); director general (1962–1969); president."},{"q":"Where did Pierre Jacquinot study?","a":"Pierre Jacquinot was educated at Université de Nancy, University of Paris."}],"related":[{"name":"Jean Perrin","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jean-perrin"},{"name":"Charles Richet","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-richet"},{"name":"Jules A. 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