Tassoul, Monique 1942-

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Tassoul, Monique 1942-

PERSONAL:

Born September 23, 1942, in Brussels, Belgium; married Jean-Louis Tassoul (a professor of astrophysics), May 7, 1966. Education: Free University of Brussels, Lic.Sc., 1963; University of Montreal, Ph.D., 1974. Hobbies and other interests: History of science.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

CAREER:

Independent researcher on astrophysics, 1974—.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Paul and Marie Stroobant Prize, Royal Academy of Belgium, 2001, for work on stellar rotation and stellar stability.

WRITINGS:

(With husband, Jean-Louis Tassoul) A Concise History of Solar and Stellar Physics, Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ), 2004.

Contributor to scientific journals, including Astrophysical Journal.

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