Georges Bidault of Isle

Georges Bidault of Isle , born with Paris on December 4th, 1874 and died in 1956, is a Astronome and writer French.

Biography

Of a Burgundian long line , wire of magistrate, Georges Bidault of Isle make his studies with the Fénelon College, then with the college Sainte Beard in Paris. It obtained a license of letters, a license of sciences and a doctorate in right.

Mobilized in 1914 as warrant officer in the units of reserve, it is wounded during the routing of reinforcements and supply on the face of Verdun.

Acknowledged at the Court of Appeal of Paris, general adviser of the Yonne, president of the departmental commission, it preserves the station of General adviser until in 1940, it does not renew its mandate under the government of the Maréchal Pétain.

Georges Bidault of Isle was Vice-président of the astronomical Société of France rested by his friend Camille Flammarion. He built in the years 1920 the Observatory Astronomical and Weather of “Watches for” in Isle on Serein. It took part, with the physicist Bernard Lyot, with the development of the “Coronographe” always used in astrophysics for the study of the sun.

In 1936, elected by the Observatory of Paris, it directed the mission in Soviet Union to the the Caucasus, for the observation of the eclipse of the sun of June 19th, where for the first time in 35 mm the complete course of the phenomenon was filmed.

In permanent relation with the Academy of Science, Georges Bidault of Isle became member of the “Bureau of longitudes” and, in 1950, Vice-président of the weather Société of France.

He produced during his existence, of many works and scientific articles in specialized magazines. At the end of its life, it considered the customs and habits of Burgundy while making appear in 1951 a very complete work in 2 volumes, heading “the old sayings of our campaigns” Very nowadays required this work became practically untraceable.

Officer of the Legion of honor, officer of Academy and Military Cross 1914-1918, Georges Bidault of Isle dies in 1956.

Price

A Prix George Bidault of Isle (called Prix of the Observatory of Watches for, before 1956) is decreed each year by the astronomical Société of France to encourage a young person showing a taste for l astronomy.

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