Odéon in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922-2017)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
1. Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922-2017) Marker
Physicienne, Fondatrice de l'École de Physique des Houches (Haute-Savoie)
Est née à l'École des Mines de Paris le 21 décembre 1922
Physicist, Founder of the School of Physics of Les Houches (Haute-Savoie), was born at the École des Mines de Paris (“School of Mines at Paris”) on December 21, 1922.
Erected 2022 by Mines Paris - PSL.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is December 21, 1922.
Location. 48° 50.741′ N, 2° 20.381′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Odéon. Marker is on Boulevard Saint-Michel, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 60 Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jean Bachelet (within shouting distance of this marker); Jules Vallès (within shouting distance of this marker); Edouard Branly (within shouting distance of this marker);
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More about this marker. The marker is just to the right of the entrance to the École des Mines.
Also see . . .
1. Cécile DeWitt-Morette. Wikipedia entry:
Overview: Cécile Andrée Paule DeWitt-Morette (21 December 1922 – 8 May 2017) was a French mathematician and physicist. She founded a summer school at Les Houches in the French Alps. For this and her publications, she was awarded the American Society of the French Legion of Honour 2007 Medal for Distinguished Achievement. Attendees at the summer school included over twenty students who would go on to be Nobel Prize winners, including Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Georges Charpak, and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, who identify the school for assisting in their success.(Submitted on July 18, 2023.)
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2. Cécile DeWitt-Morette
2. Pose d'une plaque commémorative en l’honneur de Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922-2017). Press release by Mines-PSL announcing the then upcoming installation of the plaque (in French).
On how she came to be born at the school (in translation): Cécile Morette, daughter of André Morette, mining engineer and teacher at the School, was born at 60, Boulevard Saint-Michel, in the official accommodation of her maternal grandfather, himself General Secretary of the School of Mines.(Submitted on July 18, 2023.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
3. Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922-2017) Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on March 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 18, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
