Ingénieur Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Toulouse (1967); Thèse d’Etat (1975) on rhodium coordination chemistry (prepared with Prof R. Poilblanc). Professor at ENSCT (1980), started coordination catalysis, author of 199 papers, 41 reviews and 29 patents, 1 book; 55 supervised doctoral theses.