Henri Laugier
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Henri Laugier | |
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| Born | 15 August 1888 |
| Died | 1973 |
| Occupation | Scholar |
Henri Laugier (1888-1973) was a French scholar. He served as the president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research from 1939 to 1940 and from 1943 to 1944.
Early life[edit]
Henri Laugier was born on 15 August 1888.[1] He studied medicine, but dropped out of university to serve in the First World War.[1] After the war, he returned to university and received a PhD.[1]
Career[edit]
Laugier started his career as a researcher for the Fondation Dosne-Thiers.[2] He taught Physiology of Work at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers from 1930 to 1937.[1] He became Assistant Professor at the University of Paris in 1937.[1] He worked for Minister Yvon Delbos in 1938.[2] At the outset of World War II, he left for Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and subsequently French Algeria.[1]
Laugier served as the president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research from 1939 to 1940 and from 1943 to 1944.[2][3]
Laugier was appointed as the Assistant-Secretary-General for Social Affairs at the United Nations in 1946.[2] During his period in office, he was involved in the process of drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,[2] having opened the preparatory meeting of the Commission on Human Rights.[4]
He was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a world constitution.[5][6] As a result, for the first time in human history, a World Constituent Assembly convened to draft and adopt the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.[7]
Death[edit]
Laugier died in 1973.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Sauvy, Alfred (1973). "Henri Laugier (1888-1973)". Population. 28 (3): 489–490. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Guthleben, Denis (April 8, 2010). "Henri Laugier". French National Centre for Scientific Research. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Dosso, Diane (2006). "Chapter 4. Henri Longchambon (1896-1969), secrétaire d'État de Pierre Mendès France". In Chatriot, Alain; Duclert, Vincent (eds.). Le gouvernement de la recherche : Histoire d'un engagement politique, de Pierre Mendès France à Charles de Gaulle (1955-1969). Paris: Editions La Découverte. pp. 62–74. ISBN 9782707148100. OCLC 70258222. Retrieved April 3, 2016 – via Cairn.info.
- ^ "United Nations Official Document". www.un.org. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "Letters from Thane Read asking Helen Keller to sign the World Constitution for world peace. 1961". Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials". Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Preparing earth constitution | Global Strategies & Solutions | The Encyclopedia of World Problems". The Encyclopedia of World Problems | Union of International Associations (UIA). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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