Born 1926. Formerly Director of Investigation, French National Institute of Medical Research, Head Neurological Unit, Hospital for Sick Children, Paris. Visiting professor and invited lecturer in the United States, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Japan, South America. Recipient of the Hower Award (Child Neurology Society); the Cornelia de Lange Medalion (Dutch Child Neurology Society); the Distinguished Clinical Investigator Award (American Epilepsy Society), etc.