Gérard Toulouse
Gérard Marie Robert Toulouse was a French theoretical physicist.
Life and career
Gérard Marie Robert Toulouse was born in Vattetot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime on 4 September 1939.Toulouse was co-founder and Secretary-General of the La Ferthé Foundation, hosted by the Fondation de France. The La Ferthé Foundation is a member of the French Centre for Foundations, and is active in the cultural, scientific, economic and social fields by providing support to encourage study and creation. Among other actions, the foundation awards a prize 'Knowledge and Courage', the first winners of which were Florence Hartmann and Philippe Videlier, and the most recent winners Sarah Oppenheim, Nicole Otto and Lila Lamrani.
Toulouse died on 7 August 2023, at the age of 83.