Jean Jouzel

French climatologist and glaciologist
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Summary

Jean Jouzel was born on March 5, 1947[1], in Janzé[2]. He has worked as a climatologist[3], glaciologist[4], research fellow[5], university teacher[6], and paleoclimatologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Child: Jean-Noël Jouzel[9]
  • Country of citizenship: France[10]
  • Occupation: researcher[11]
  • Position held: president[12], member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council[13]
  • Employer: University of Paris-Sud[14], Pierre and Marie Curie University[15], Paris Diderot University[16], National Center for Scientific Research[17]
  • Educated at: Lycée Chateaubriand[18]
  • Doctoral advisor: Étienne Roth[19]
  • Award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour[20], CNRS Gold medal[21], Commander of the National Order of Merit[22], Vetlesen Prize[23], Lysenko Prize[24], Descartes-Huygens Prize[25], Roger Revelle Medal[26], Milutin Milankovic Medal[27], prix du livre Science pour tous[28]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[29], Academia Europaea[30], French Academy of Sciences[31], Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change[32], European Academy of Sciences[33], Academy of Agriculture of France[34]
  • Sex or gender: male[35]
  • Doctoral student: Camille Risi[36], Philippe Peylin[37], Amaelle Landais-Israël[38], Nicolas Caillon[39], Alexandre Cauquoin[40]
  • Commons category: Jean Jouzel[41]
  • Family name: Jouzel[42]
  • Given name: Jean[43]
  • Official website: https://www.lsce.ipsl.fr/Phocea/Pisp/index.php?nom=jean.jouzel[44]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[45]
  • Name in native language: Jean Jouzel[46]
  • Hair color: white hair[47]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[48]

Why It Matters

Jean Jouzel has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Jean Jouzel born?

Jean Jouzel was born in Janzé[2].

What did Jean Jouzel do for work?

Jean Jouzel worked as a climatologist[3], glaciologist[4], research fellow[5], university teacher[6], and paleoclimatologist[7].

Where did Jean Jouzel go to school?

Jean Jouzel was educated at Lycée Chateaubriand[18].

What awards did Jean Jouzel receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[20], CNRS Gold medal[21], Commander of the National Order of Merit[22], and Vetlesen Prize[23].

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  1. [2] ↑ . frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es. frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [11] ↑ . National Center for Scientific Research. wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . National Center for Scientific Research. cnrs.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . lamont.columbia.edu. lamont.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . clubdelhorloge.fr. clubdelhorloge.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . agu.org. agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . blogacabdx.ac-bordeaux.fr. blogacabdx.ac-bordeaux.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [40] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  36. [31] ↑ . academie-sciences.fr. Retrieved . academie-sciences.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [33] ↑ . eurasc.eu. Retrieved . eurasc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [34] ↑ . academie-agriculture.fr. Retrieved . academie-agriculture.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [1] ↑ . Evene. wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . French Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 23w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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