Dear colleagues,
It is with great sadness that I have just received the new on the death
of Michel Bhaud, aged 72.
Michael was one of my most influencing mentors, a good friend, a better
person and an excellent scientist. He entered the CNRS in October 1966
and soon started to work at the Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls.
World-renowned specialist on ecology and development of invertebrates,
basically polychaetes, he was also one of the best representatives of a
remarkable generation of polychaete taxonomists, with more than 100
scientific papers published. His work on Chaetopterids, Oweniids and
many other families are still matter of reference. For a long time, he
was the leader of the French National Research Program on the
Determinism of Recruitment and his work on this topic was revolutionary
and always a matter of discussion. He received the CNRS bronze medal in
1975 and supervised numerous doctoral students who now occupy senior
positions in several laboratories in Europe, many of them (me included)
being infected by his love for nature and its creatures and for the
science that tries to describe them. His enthusiasm was contagious and
has been a guide of my studies since we first collaborate during my
stage in the OOB in 1994.
Married with Yvonne, also a CNRS researcher, Michael was retired since
2005, when he left the Observatoire and courageously supported a triple
bypass. Since then, he has been living at his loved Massif Centrale
always close to his children.
For those who know Yvonne and want to address her some words:
Yvonne Bhaud
Le Bourg
15240 Saignes
Dani.
--
Dr. Daniel Martin
Scientific Researcher
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)
Director
Centre d'Estudis Avancats de Blanes (CEAB)
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