Jocelyne Pérard Explained

Jocelyne Pérard (Tournier; born June 6, 1940) is a French geographer. Her work focuses on tropical climatology, before devoting herself to the link between wine and climate in the context of climate change. President of the University of Burgundy (Dijon) from 1993 to 1998, she has been politically involved in the cultural development of wine in Dijon. Her work and commitment have been rewarded with numerous distinctions.

Biography

Jocelyne Tournier was born in Couternon, 1940.^{[1] [2]} Her parents were of modest origin, her mother was a cleaning lady at the University of Burgundy and her grandparents were farmers, a milieu which she believes is the origin of her sensitivity to the land and to nature.^[3] Although she wanted to become an archaeologist, not having learned Greek, she turned to geography.^[4] She studied at the University of Burgundy where she was awarded the prize for the best geography student in 1962.^[5] In 1963, her graduate degree was entitled French: Commercialisation des produits laitiers dans la région dijonnaise (Commercialization of dairy products in the Dijon region).^[6] After receiving her Agrégée in geography, she left to teach high school in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, which led her to develop a passion for the tropical climate.

She obtained her doctorate in 1984, entitled French: Recherches sur les climats de l'archipel malais : les Philippines (Research on the climates of the Malay Archipelago: the Philippines) under the direction of climatologist Pierre Pagney.^[7] At the time, there were no climatological databases, which made it difficult for Perard to do her research in Manila and Cotonou. It was with her thesis director that she initiated the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the University of Burgundy, which was very active in France in her discipline, and which she directed for a time.^[8]

Pérard was elected president of the University of Burgundy from 1993 to 1998.^{[9] [10] [11]} At the time, she was one of the three women presidents of universities in France. Her term of office was marked by reforms in higher education, the Bayrou reform on examinations, and by changes in the policies of regional universities.^{[12] [13] [14]} At the end of her career, she was a professor of geography at this university.^[15] Pérard was named professor emeritus in 2015.^[16] She humorously mentioned in 2019 that wanting to be a winemaker, she became an academic, as the University of Burgundy owns a vineyard in Marsannay-la-Côte.^[17]

Approved in 2007, Pérard created and held the UNESCO Chair French: Culture et traditions du vin (Culture and traditions of wine) at the University of Burgundy. It was the fourteenth in France, but original at the international level by the uniqueness of its subject, wine being spread all over the globe.^{[18] [19] [20]} The chair studies the entire wine chain, from the vine to tasting, from a multidisciplinary perspective14.^[21] After losing its label in 2023, in 2024 the Chair, still directed by Jocelyne Pérard in collaboration with Marielle Adrian, became the UNESCO Chair "Cultures and Traditions of Wine" at the University of Burgundy.^[22]

Awards and honours

• Honorary doctorate, Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz^[23]
• Medal of honor from the city of Couternon
• Prize of the International Organization of Vine and Wine for Wine and Gastronomy^[24]
• Commander, Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin
• Commander, Ordre des Palmes académiques
• Commander, Ordre national du Mérite (2015)^[25]
• Officer, Legion of Honour (2009);^{[26] [27]} Knight, Legion of Honour (1997)^[28]

Selected works

Books

• Book: none . fr . Jocelyne. Pérard. Olivier. Jacquet. Vin et gastronomie : regards croisés. 2019. Éditions universitaires de Dijon . 978-2-36441-307-8. 1104227773.
• Book: none . fr . Maryvonne. Perrot. Jocelyne. Pérard. L'homme et l'environnement : histoire des grandes peurs et géographie des catastrophes; Actes du colloque organisé à Dijon du 16 au 18 novembre 2000. Université de Bourgogne. 2003. 2-906645-43-5. 470415654.
• Book: none . fr . Jocelyne . Pérard. Pierre . Escourrou. Climats et climatologie : Volume d'hommage offert au Professeur Pierre Pagney. 1 January 1988 . Centre de recherches de climatologie . 978-2950276902.

Notes and References

1. Book: Pérard, Jocelyne (1940-....) . catalogue.bnf.fr . 1 February 2023 . fr.
2. News: JACQUENET . Laurent . Couternon. Trois personnalités ont reçu la médaille d'honneur de la Ville . 1 February 2023 . www.bienpublic.com . 20 July 2022 . FR-fr.
3. « Jocelyne Pérard, du climat aux climats », Le grand Dijon, no. 33, February 2014, p. 24.
4. Frank Mauerhan, « La dame de Bourgogne », Le Point, no. 1282, 12 April 1997, p. 18.
5. Dubois . Maurice . L'Institut de géographie de Dijon en 1962 . Revue Géographique de l'Est . 1963 . 3 . 3 . 247–251 . 1 February 2023 . fr.
6. Diplômes d'études supérieures de géographie présentés en 1963 . Annales de géographie . 1964 . 73 . 399 . 626–630 . 1 February 2023 . fr.
7. Web site: Pérard, Jocelyne (19..-.... ; auteure en géographie) . IdRef - Identifiants et Référentiels pour l'ESR . 1 February 2023 . fr.
8. Durand-Dastès . François . Cent ans de climatologie . Bulletin de l'Association de Géographes Français. 15 October 2020 . 97 . 1/2 . 151–160 . 10.4000/bagf.6553 . 229524509 . 1 February 2023 . 0004-5322 . fr.
9. Web site: Les présidents de l'université de Bourgogne - Université de Bourgogne . www.u-bourgogne.fr . 1 February 2023 . fr-FR . 19 December 2016.
10. « Au programme, les examens, l'anonymat et l'évaluation », Libération, 13 October 1997, p. 20.
11. "Paul Quino, « Allègre: "J'applique un boycott personnel". », Libération, 10 June 1998, p. 19.
12. « Université de Bourgogne : les antennes délocalisées n'ont plus le vent en poupe », Les Échos, 19 June 1997.
13. Brigitte Perucca, « L'université de Bourgogne d'accord pour " un esprit solidaire " », Les Echos, 20 November 1995.
14. "Paul Quinio, « A Dijon, un semestre de fac à l'essai. Les étudiants auront désormais la possibilité de se réorienter fin février. », Libération, 13 October 1997, p. 20.
15. Web site: La photo souvenir de la toute nouvelle Fondation pour la culture et les civilisations du vin ! - Côté châteaux . france3-regions.blog.francetvinfo.fr . 1 February 2023 . fr-FR . 24 January 2015.
16. « Les femmes, les hommes et les pouvoirs », Bulletin Quotidien, 23 November 2015.
17. News: Jocelyne Pérard . 1 February 2023 . Détours en France . pressreader.com . 10 October 2019 . fr.
18. « L'université reçoit l'homologation de l'Unesco », Le Bien Public, 16 September 2007.
19. « Une chaire Unesco « Vin et culture » à l'université », Le Bien Public, 26 September 2006.
20. « Jocelyne Pérard : L'ancienne présidente de l'université de Bourgogne sera nommée en septembre titulaire de la chaire Vin et Culture, créée par l'Unesco. Une première mondiale. », Le Point, 24 August 2006.
21. Isabelle Fougere, « De la science au culte », Le Figaro Magazine, no. 19705, 8 December 2007.
22. Web site: Infos Dijon - La nouvelle référence de l'info . 2024-06-06 . infos-dijon.com . fr-FR.
23. Web site: Persönlichkeiten der JGU . universitaet.uni-mainz.de . ÜBER DIE JGU . 1 February 2023 . de.
24. « Les gens : Jocelyne Pérard et Olivier Jacquet », L'Histoire, no. 477, 1 November 2020, p. 8.
25. Web site: Décret du 20 novembre 2015 portant promotion et nomination . www.legifrance.gouv.fr . 1 February 2023 . fr.
26. Web site: Décret du 13 juillet 2009 portant promotion et nomination . www.legifrance.gouv.fr . 1 February 2023 . fr.
27. Web site: Légion d'honneur. Préfecture Diplômés dans l'ordre de la Légion d'Honneur . www.bienpublic.com . 1 February 2023 . FR-fr.
28. Web site: Décret du 28 mars 1997 portant promotion et nomination . www.legifrance.gouv.fr . 1 February 2023 . fr.