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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Catherine Bréchignac
- Catherine Bréchignac (French pronunciation: [kat?in b?e?i?ak] (listen); born 12 June 1946) is a French physicist.
- She is a commander of the Légion d'honneur, "secrétaire perpétuel honoraire" of the Académie des sciences and former president of the CNRS ("National Centre for Scientific Research").
- The Times says she has "a formidable reputation for determination, decisiveness and an aptitude for analysing and clarifying complex matters." As a president of the CNRS, she was responsible for 25,000 employees, 12,000 of whom are researchers, and a budget of 2.42 billion Euros.
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