Henri Laugier
Born15 August 1888
Died1973
OccupationScholar

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

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

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

Laugier died in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sauvy, Alfred (1973). "Henri Laugier (1888-1973)". Population. 28 (3): 489–490. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Guthleben, Denis (April 8, 2010). "Henri Laugier". French National Centre for Scientific Research. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "United Nations Official Document". www.un.org. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials". Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  7. ↑ "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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