Paul Couderc Explained

Paul Couderc (15 July 1899 – 5 February 1981) was a French academic who held mathematics professorships at lycées in Chartres (1926–1929) and Paris (1930–1944).^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Couderc completed his education at lycées in Nevers and Dijon, followed by a doctorate in mathematical sciences from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.^[3] In 1926, he married Blanch Jurus.^[3]

Throughout his career, Couderc authored approximately fifteen works in the field of astronomy.^[3] He provided an interpretation for the phenomena of light echoes around Nova Persei (1901), specifically their perceived superluminal expansion.^[3] This geometrical explanation later found application in the study of supernovae, quasars, and γ-ray bursts.^[3]

Awards and recognition

• Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science (1966)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_308 . 10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_308 . Couderc, Paul . The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers . 2007 . Marché . Jordan D. . 258 . 978-0-387-31022-0 .
2. Web site: Couderc, Paul (1899-1981) -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography .
3. Book: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_308 . 10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_308 . Couderc, Paul . Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers . 2014 . Marché . Jordan D. . 471–472 . 978-1-4419-9916-0 .
4. Book: Couderc .