Jean-Louis Michel (oceanographer)
Jean-Louis Michel (born 1945) is a French oceanographer and engineer.
Jean-Louis Michel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 (age 77–78) |
| Nationality |  France |
| Occupation | Oceanographer |
| Known for | Discovery of the wreck of RMS Titanic |
He discovered subsea intervention in 1969 with the French Navy as an officer at the Groupe des Bathyscaphes headed by Captain Georges Houot.[1] In 1985, Jean-Louis Michel (along with marine geologist Robert Ballard) led a team of French and American explorers who found the wreckage of the RMS Titanic.[2][3]
Robert Ballard mentions in an interview with Forbes magazine that Jean-Louis Michel rarely gets enough credit for co-discovering the Titanic. [4]
References
- Eckholm, Erik (1985-09-10). "Man In The News - Explorer Of The Sea - Robert Ballard". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
- "Institute for Archaeological Oceanography - Jean-Louis Michel". Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- "Titanic Speaks to Oceanographer Who Found Wreck at Bottom of the Atlantic". Forbes.
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