Biography
Hubert Reeves (born July 13, 1932), CC GOQ is a Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science.
Reeves was born in Montreal on July 13, 1932, and as a child lived in Léry. Reeves attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, a prestigious French-language college in Montreal. He obtained a BSc degree in physics from the Université de Montréal in 1953, an MSc degree from McGill University in 1956 with a thesis entitled "Formation of Positronium in Hydrogen and Helium" and a PhD degree at Cornell University in 1960. His PhD thesis was "Thermonuclear Reaction Involving Medium Light Nuclei."
From 1960 to 1964, he taught physics at the Université de Montréal and worked as an advisor to NASA. He has been a Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) since 1965.
Reeves resides in Paris, . He often speaks on television, promoting science.
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Filmography
all 15
self 11
Movies 10
TV Shows 5
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-07-13
Deathday
2023-10-13 (91 years old)
Birth Name
Joseph Jean-Louis Hubert Reeves
Birth Place
Montreal, Canada
Lifestyle
Vegetarianism
Spouse
Francine Brunel-Reeves
Children
Evelyne Reeves, Gilles Reeves, Benoît Reeves, Nicolas Reeves
Father
Joseph-Aimée Reeves
Mother
Manon Beaupré
Siblings
André Reeves
Citizenships
, Canada
Residences
Paris · Malicorne, , City of Brussels, Belgium, Léry, Canada
Awards
Officer of the Legion of Honour, Blaise-Pascal Award, Grand prix de la francophonie, Petrie Prize Lecture, Prix Jules Janssen, Albert Einstein Medal, Knight of the National Order of Merit, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Companion of the Order of Canada, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Order of Canada, Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Honorary doctor at the University of Bern, honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal, Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa, honorary doctor of the Université du Québec à Montréal, Jean-Perrin Prize, honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles, honorary doctor of the University of Sherbrooke, Commander of the Order of Montreal, honorary doctorate at the Laval University
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