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Curriculum Vitae
(24/09/1906 - 28/10/1983)
Born at Ransart, on September 24, 1906
University
diplômas :
Doctor of physical sciences and mathematics, Université à l'Etat deLiège, 1927
Special doctor in physical sciences, Université à l'Etat de Liège,
1931
Functions :
Full Professor at the Faculty of Science of the Université de l'Etat à
Liège : astrophysics
Curriculum vitae:
Grant holder at the Observatorium of Paris-Meudon, 1927-1928
Assistant at the Université de l'Etat à Liège, 1928-1932
Associated of the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1930-1932
C.R.B. Advanced Fellow, 1931 and 1935-1936
Part-time lecturer, 1932-1936
Full Professor, 1936
Chairman and member of various commissions or sub-commissions of the
Union Astronomique Internationale (U.A.I.), 1935
C.R.B. Visiting Scientist, 1939-1940
Assistant Professor, University of Chicago, 1939-1940
Associate Professor, University of Chicago, 1940-1941
Professor, University of Chicago, 1941-1943
Morrison Research Associate, University of California, 1941
Professor at the Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes, New York, 1941-1945
Director of research (War Research Assignment), Pasadena, California,
1943-1946
Member of the Commission of Astrophysics and Geophysics of the Fonds
National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1945; Chairman in 1966
Research Associate, University of Chicago, 1946-1948
Member of the Commission of the Publications and Subsidies of the
University Foundation, 1948-1950
President of the Comité Permanent des Bibliothèques Scientifiques de la
Fondaton Universitaire, 1950-1955
Vice-president of the Board of directors of the University Foundation,
1950-1955
Member of the Board of directors of the Francqui Foundation, 1950-1955
Visiting Professor, University of Chicago, 1949-1951
Visiting Professor, California Institute of Technology, 1951
Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1952 and 1967
Fellow of the American Association for the advancement of Sciences,
1952
Member of the scientific Commission of the Institut Interuniversitaire
des Sciences Nucléaires, 1953-1959
Vice-president, 1956-1961; President of the Union Astronomique
Internationale (U.A.I.), 1964-1967.
Member of the Conseil National de la Politique Scientifique, 1959-1965
Scientific Consultant, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1962-1963,
1967 and 1968
President of the Group SLEP (1963-1965) and the Group STAR (1963-1967) of
the European Organization of space Research
Member of the Study Group Projet d'antenne en croix vu sous l'angle de
la recherche fondamentale of the Conseil National de la Politique
Scientifique, 1963
Member of the Work group of advanced Technology and the space Research
of the Conseil National de la Politique Scientifique , 1963
Member of the Stuyd Group Etablissements scientifique of the Conseil
National de la Politique Scientifique, 1963
Professor of exchange in Poland, France (3 times), Norway, Italy (2
times), Netherlands, Turkey, the United States of America (frequently)
Scientific distinctions :
Laureate of the Concours des bourses de voyage du Gouvernement,
1927
Laureate of the university Contest, 1928
Member of the Société royale des Sciences de Liège, 1933 (President in
1950; Treasurer from 1954 to 1963)
Honorary member of the Association des Ingénieurs diplômés de
l'Université de Liège, 1947
Member of the Comité international d'édition des Annales d'Astrophysique, 1948-1952 and 1960-1967
Member of the Conseil scientifique de l'Observatoire de Belgique, 1948-1966
Organizer of the International symposiums of Astrophysics of Liege, 1949
Member of the Sub-commission of Astronomy of the Institut de Recherche
Scientifique en Afrique Centrale (IRSAC), 1949-1964
Associate of the Royal Astronomical Society, Great Britain, 1951
Member of the Board of directors of the Université Officielle du Congo
Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 1955-1958
President of the Belgian society of Physics, 1955-1960
Member of the Belgian Center of Oceanography, 1955-1963
Corresponding member of the Insititut de France, 1956-1964
Member of the Committee of edition of the Journal of Molecular
Spectroscopy, 1957-1961
Member of the Board of directors of the Institut pour la Recherche
Scientifique (IRSAC), 1957-1964
Médailles Janssen de l'Institut de France, 1961 and of the astronomical
society of France, 1958
Member of the Committee of edition of ICARUS (International Journal of
the Solar system), 1962
Member of the Committee of edition of The Journal of Quantitative
Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 1962
Member of the Committee of edition of Astronomy and Astrophysics (European
Journal), 1969
Organizer of the Symposium of the Union astronomique internationale sur
l'astronomie spatiale, 1964
Darwin Lecturer of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1964
President of the National committee of Astronomy, 1966
President of the National committee of Physics, 1966-1968
Member of many other Belgian and foreign cultural companies
Member of honor of American Astronomical, 1968
Associate of Harvard College Observatory College, 1968
Prize of the Amis de l'Université de Liège, 1932
Prize A. De Potter, 1934 (two)
Prize E. Mailly, 1936
Prize of the Cercle des Alumni de la Fondation Universitaire, 1938
Francqui Prize, 1948
Prize of the Concours décennal des sciences physiques, 1958
Prize of the Foundation Gourverneur E. Cornez, 1965
Titular member of the Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des
Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 1955
Corresponding
Member of the Académie astronautique internationales,
1963-1964, titular member, 1964
Foreign associated member of the Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de
France, 1964
Foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston, 1965
Foreign member of the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1966
Foreign associated member of the National Academy of Sciences, the USA,
1966
Foreign member of Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, München, 1966
Doctor honoris causa of the Université d'Aix-Mariseille, 1958
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Bordeaux, 1963
Doctor honoris causa of the University Charles of Prague, 1967
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Report of the Jury (March 23, 1948)
Considérant l'originalité du génie du Professeur
Pol SWINGS
considérant la maîtrise qu'il a acquise en
spectroscopie, particulièrement dans l'étude des spectres moléculaires
et des spectres des atomes fortement ionisés,
considérant la nouveauté et l'importance des
résultats qu'il a acquis dans l'étude de ces spectres émis par les
étoiles de types divers, par les comètes et par la matière
interstellaire,
considérant l'influence féconde qu'il a exercée sur
ses collaborateurs et sur ses élèves et la renommée universelle qu'il a
acquise,
considérant la valeur de ses travaux qui ont
augmenté le prestige international de la Belgique,
décide de conférer le Prix Francqui 1948 à Monsieur
le Professeur Pol SWINGS.
Jury members :
Professor F.J.M.
Stratton
Professor emeritus at the Cambridge University
Director emeritus of the Observatorium of Cambridge
Chairman
Professor J.F. Cox
Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Professor B. Lyot
Astronomet at the Observatorium of Paris
Professor L.
Rosenfeld
Professor at the Manchester University
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