Pierre Lacroute
Pierre Lacroute | |
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| Born | Alphonse Marie Pierre Lacroute January 12, 1906 |
| Died | January 14, 1993 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | French |
| Awards | Prix Jules Janssen (1975) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy and astrometry |
| Institutions | Toulouse Observatory Observatory of Strasbourg |
Pierre Lacroute (1906–1993), was a French astrophysicist and pioneer of astrometry using satellite experiments. He is known as the first proposer of the Hipparcos space experiment.