Jean-Claude Pecker
Jean-Claude Pecker (10 May 1923 – 20 February 2020) was a French astronomer, astrophysicist and author. He was born in Reims, Grand Est, France.
Pecker was a member of the Académie des Sciences and director of the Nice Observatory. He was 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.[1]
He was awarded the Prix Jules Janssen by the French Astronomical Society in 1967. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1988.[2]
A minor planet (1629 Pecker) is named after him. Pecker was a vocal opponent of astrology and pseudo-science[3][4] and was the president of the Association française pour l'information scientifique (AFIS).
References
- ↑ List of presidents of the Société astronomique de France
- ↑ Jean-Claude PeckerAcademia Europaea.
- ↑ Thèse d'Élizabeth Teissier : réactions dans les médias. Science and Pseudo-scienceASIS. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ Les Membres. Bureau des Longitudes. Retrieved 29 March 2017.