Jean Coulomb
Jean Coulomb | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of the French Space Agency | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Auger |
| Succeeded by | Jean-François Denisse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1904 Blida, Algeria |
| Died | 26 February 1999 (aged 94) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Geophysicist, mathematician |
| Known for | Early member of Nicolas Bourbaki |
| Academic background | |
| Education | École normale supérieure University of Paris |
| Doctoral advisor | Marcel Brillouin Henri Villat |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Algiers Observatory IPGP |
Jean Marie François Joseph Coulomb (7 November 1904 – 26 February 1999) was a French geophysicist and mathematician, and one of the early members of the Bourbaki group of mathematicians.