François Doumenge
| François André Jean Marie Doumenge | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 October 1926 Viane, Tarn |
| Died | 14 July 2008 (aged 81) Nice, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Marine geographer |
François André Jean Marie Doumenge (9 October 1926 - 14 July 2008) was a French geographer who specialized in marine and island geography. His work focused on oceanography, the socio-economics of tuna fisheries, fisheries and Japanese aquaculture, and the evolution of the archipelagos of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia.
François André Jean Marie Doumenge was born in Viane, Tarn on 9 October 1926. Between 1946 and 1950 he studied at Montpellier, Aix, earning Bachelors degrees in Geography and Law. In 1966 he was given a State Doctorate of Arts (Geography). François Doumenge began his academic career at the Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III, in the Department of Geography.
During his academic career, he held other positions:
As planning assistant for Municipality of Montpellier from 1959 until 1977, he launched creation of the Polygône center under the mandate of François Delmas. As deputy mayor of Montpellier, François Doumenge was given the project of creating a zoo, the "parc zoologique de Lunaret", which opened its doors in 1964. The design had large enclosures separated from the public by deep ditches, with no cages or fences, so the animals could live in a more natural environment.
He was rector of the Academy of the West Indies and French Guiana from 1976 to 1979.
In June 1979 he was elected a professor at the National Museum of Natural History, to the chair of ethology and conservation of animal species. This position included giving direction to the Paris Zoological Park and the Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, the Haute Touche Zoological Park in Obterre and the Cleres Zoological Park in Clères. He also directed four the zoos run by the National Museum of Natural History (1979-1988) and the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco (1988-2001). He was made professor emeritus of the National Museum of Natural History.
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