!!Jean-Robert Pitte - Curriculum vitae \\ [Full CV|Jean-Robert_PITTE_CV.pdf] (in French) \\ \\ __Born:__ August 12th 1949 in Paris\\ __Professional address:__ Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) 1, rue Victor Cousin. 75005 PARIS, Tel. 33 1 40 46 25 29 \\ \\ __Actual functions:__ \\ *Full Professor of Geography, University Paris-Sorbonne since 1988 *President of Société de Geographie *Member of Institut de France (Acédémie des Scienees Morales et Politiques) \\ __Academic Cursus:__ \\ *1966-70 : Student in geography at Sorbonne *1971 : Agrégation de géographie *1975 : Doctorat de 3e cycle *1986 : Doctorat es-Lettres \\ __Career:__ \\ *1971-72: Professor at Lycée Chaptal (Paris) *1972-74: Professor at Normal University of Nouakchott (Mauritania) *1974-1988: Assistant, then Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Geography at Sorbonne since 1988: Professor at Sorbonne *1988-91: Director of Institute of Urbanism and Planning *1991-93: Director of Department of Geography *1992-2000: President of the French National Committeee of geography : representation near IGU (International Geographical Union) *1993-95: Head of the Mission for universitary map (geographical planning of the Higher Education Ministry) *1997-2001: Vice-President of University of Paris-Sorbonne. *2003-2008: President of University of Paris-Sorbonne. \\ __Distinctionss:__ \\ *Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur *Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite *Officier des Palmes Académiques. *Officier des Arts et Lettres *Member of Institut de France (Académie des Sciences morales et politiques) *Member of Academia Europeae *Member of Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer *Member of Académie du Vin de France, Académie du Vin de Bordeaux, Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-lettres de Dijon. *Doctorate Honoris Causa Universities of Tel Aviv (Israel), Iasi. (Roumania), Tbilissi (Georgia).