Jacques Friedel. 11 February 1921 — 27 August 2014

Abstract

Jacques Friedel was the father of condensed matter and materials physics in France. He was an educator, researcher and leader who transformed physics in France after World War II. He was one of the most respected and influential scientists in Europe, a co-founder of the Laboratory of Solid State Physics at Orsay, President of the European Physical Society, and President of the Academy of Sciences in France.