Andre Troller , born on February 28th 1882 with Sedan, deceased on April 30th 1946, was editor association of Nature of 1918 until its death.

After studies with the college of Sedan, to that of Bar-le-Duc and to the College Henri-Iv in Paris, it entered to Polytechnique in 1902 and second lieutenant in the army left there the Genius.

A few years later, it came into contact with Maurice Leblanc. Troller became the second of Leblanc at the same time as chief of the service of the patents of the Leblanc-Westinghouse Company.

In addition, he had known E. - has. Martel, the creator of the Spéléologie, which directed then Nature . Troller entered to Nature in the capacity as sub-editor in 1907.

It made the war of 1914-1918, lieutenant, then captain and returned from there decorated with the legion of honor and the Military Cross.

Its return, it succeeded Launay as editor association of the Nature to which it gave lives impulse to present fast progress of mechanics, aeronautics or the TSF.

At the time of the declaration of the war of 1939, he was lieutenant-colonel of reserve and officer of the Légion of honor. He took part in it in spite of his health condition by in particular organizing the defense of Paris on Oise. Its health continuing to decline, it saw only little time the return of peace.

Sources

• obituary Article published in Nature N°3113 of June 1st, 1946