What is Bernard Bigot?
[[File:Bernard Bigot 2013.jpg|thumb|Bernard Bigot in 2013]] '''Bernard Bigot''' (24 January 1950 – 14 May 2022) was a French academic and civil servant. He was the Director-General of the [[ITER]] organization from 2015 until his death.<ref>[https://www.science.org/content/article/new-iter-boss-promises-streamline-management-and-repair-ties-us New ITER boss promises to strealine management and repair ties with the U.S.]. Science Magazine</ref> He was the president of the [[École normale supérieure de Lyon]], and director of the [[French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission|French Commission for Atomic Energy]].<ref>[https://www.iter.org/fr/org/io/dg Bernard Bigot, directeur général d'ITER Organization] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223165719/http://www.iter.org/fr/org/io/dg |date=2016-12-23 }}. iter.org</ref> Bigot was born in [[Blois]], [[France]]. He was elected a member of the [[Academia Europaea]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Bigot_Bernard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104806/https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Bigot_Bernard |title=Bernard Bigot |publisher=Academia Europaea |archive-date=28 March 2019}}</ref> Bigot died on 14 May 2022 at the age of 72.<ref>[https://www.varmatin.com/faits-de-societe/le-directeur-general-diter-organization-bernard-bigot-est-mort-767026 ''Le directeur général d'Iter Organization Bernard Bigot est mort''], ''[[Var Matin]]'', 14 mai 2022</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bigot, Bernard}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:French academics]] [[Category:French civil servants]] [[Category:Members of Academia Europaea]] [[Category:People from Blois]] {{bio-stub}}