On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, Bob Tennent wrote:
> I pass on the following from Fabrice Popineau:
>
> Daniel Taupin passed away on August, 26th. He died accidentally while
> climbing in the Alps. His memory is remembered on this Web page:
>
> http://www.pyrenees-pireneus.com/taupin.htm
> (sorry, in French only)
Here is a brief translation in English of this page (I skim over the many
acronyms of French organizations :-) I am not familiar with mountain
and climbing techniques, and some experts may find better words. I hope
this translation will be useful.
He held a degree of the ESPCI school and a was a doctor in physics.
He was a researcher in a solid-state physics lab at Orsay University.
Was a member (and sometimes chairman or secretary) of several
mountaineering and rock climbing organizations.
He advocated a compromize in climbing practice between hobby and
competition styles, and wrote many articles on this topic. He fought
against a "via ferrata" equipment at a specific mountain.
Of course, he contributed to software of the TeX family.
The sad new appeared August 28, 2003. The funeral took place the 29th
at Bourg d'Oisans.
A plate with his name should be installed on a large railway bridge
close to Orsay (there are no more trains an this bridge since WW2, and it
*was* popular among climbers for years until it threatened to collapse.
Hopefully climbing there will soon be possible again).
Regards,
Jean-Pierre Coulon E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Observatoire de la C�te d'Azur
D�partement FRESNEL, groupe ILGA
BP 4229
06304 NICE Cedex 4
Tel (33) {0}4 92 00 31 58 Fax (33) {0}4 92 00 31 38
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