Jean-Charles Gille
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Dr. Jean-Charles Gille-Maisani, (May 22, 1924 – January 29, 1995) was a French, born in Germany, Canadian engineer, psychiatrist and professor of medicine.
Gille was born in Trèves
(Germany
), where his father, originally from Lorraine
, was a superior officer in the French garrison. He learned German early in life and moved on to learn French, English, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Polish, not to mention he also learned Latin and Ancient Greek.
He entered the École Polytechnique
in 1943. After graduation, and a year of specialization at the "École nationale supérieure de l'Aéronautique", he studied at Harvard where he received "Master of Arts" degree in the newly created Automation
discipline. Back in France in 1948, he entered the "services techniques aéronautique" and worked in the engines and special objects. He was also a certified pilot and colonel.
In 1953 he started studying medicine
, and received a Ph.D. in 1960, with a specialisation in psychiatry and psychology. At the same time, he was director of studies at the E.N.S. de l'Aéronautique (Paris) and created in 1962, with Marc Pélegrin, the CERA (Centre d'études et de recherches en automatique) center which expanded rapidly, having in 1965, 70 to 80 employees.
In 1966, he left France to live in Quebec, Canada
, where he was already an established visiting professor. Until pancreatic cancer
caused his death in 1995, he was titular professor in the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, “Département de Génie Électrique” Electrical Engineering
, Université Laval
in Quebec City.
Beside engineering and medicine, his fields of interest also included graphology
, classical music
and poetry
. He was Honoris Causa Doctor of l'École Polytechnique of Silesia
and member of l'Académie des sciences de Pologne.
Gille was born in Trèves
Trèves
-France:Trèves is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Trèves, in the Rhône department* Trèves, in the Gard department* Trèves, former commune of the Maine-et-Loire department, now part of Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
), where his father, originally from Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
, was a superior officer in the French garrison. He learned German early in life and moved on to learn French, English, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Polish, not to mention he also learned Latin and Ancient Greek.
He entered the École Polytechnique
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
in 1943. After graduation, and a year of specialization at the "École nationale supérieure de l'Aéronautique", he studied at Harvard where he received "Master of Arts" degree in the newly created Automation
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
discipline. Back in France in 1948, he entered the "services techniques aéronautique" and worked in the engines and special objects. He was also a certified pilot and colonel.
In 1953 he started studying medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, and received a Ph.D. in 1960, with a specialisation in psychiatry and psychology. At the same time, he was director of studies at the E.N.S. de l'Aéronautique (Paris) and created in 1962, with Marc Pélegrin, the CERA (Centre d'études et de recherches en automatique) center which expanded rapidly, having in 1965, 70 to 80 employees.
In 1966, he left France to live in Quebec, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where he was already an established visiting professor. Until pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
caused his death in 1995, he was titular professor in the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, “Département de Génie Électrique” Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
in Quebec City.
Beside engineering and medicine, his fields of interest also included graphology
Graphology
Graphology is the pseudoscientific study and analysis of handwriting, especially in relation to human psychology. In the medical field, it can be used to refer to the study of handwriting as an aid in diagnosis and tracking of diseases of the brain and nervous system...
, classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
and poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
. He was Honoris Causa Doctor of l'École Polytechnique of Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
and member of l'Académie des sciences de Pologne.
Publications
- Dynamique de la Commande Lineaire (with Decaulne, Paul and Pelegrin, Marc), Paris : Dunod, 1967.
- Psychologie de l'écriture : études de graphologie. Paris : Payot, 1969. ISBN : 978-2-296-02826-5
- Écritures de poètes de Byron à Baudelaire / J.-Ch. Gille-Maisani. Dervy-Livres, 1977.
- Types de Jung et tempéraments psychobiologiques : expression dans l'écriture, corrélation avec le groupe sanguin, utilisation en psychologie appliquée Paris : Maloine ; Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec : Edisem, 1978.
- Calcul matriciel et introduction à l'analyse fonctionnelle : pour ingénieurs (with Marc Clique) Editions Lidec, 1979.
- Ecritures de poètes : de Byron à Beaudelaire Dervy-Livres, 1977
- Écritures de compositeurs, de Beethoven a Debussy. Musique et graphologie., 1978
- Calcul matriciel et introduction à l'analyse fonctionnelle : pour ingénieurs (with Marc Clique) 2nd éd. Paris : Éditions Eyrolles ; Montréal : Éditions Lidec, 1981.
- Calcul matriciel et introduction à l'analyse fonctionnelle(with Marc Clique), 3e éd. Lidec, 1984.
- Calcul matriciel : exercices et problèmes avec solutions (with Marc Clique), 1re éd. Lidec, 1984.
- Adam MickiewiczAdam MickiewiczAdam Bernard Mickiewicz ) was a Polish poet, publisher and political writer of the Romantic period. One of the primary representatives of the Polish Romanticism era, a national poet of Poland, he is seen as one of Poland's Three Bards and the greatest poet in all of Polish literature...
, poète national de la Pologne : étude psychanalytique et caractérologique Bellarmin, 1987. - Calcul matriciel : exercices et problèmes avec solutions (with Marc Clique), 2e éd. Lidec, 1988.
- Calcul matriciel et introduction à l'analyse fonctionnelle (with Marc Clique)—4e éd. rev. et augm. Lidec, 1989.
- W¸egrzyn, S. (Stefan). Developmental systems at the crossroads of system theory, computer science, and genetic engineering / S. W¸egrzyn, J.-C. Gille, P. Vidal. Springer-Verlag, 1990.
- W_egrzyn, Stefan. Developmental systems : at the crossroads of system theory, computer science, and genetic engineering / S. Wëgrzyn, J.-C. Gille, P. Vidal. Springer-Verlag, 1990.
- Dynamique de la commande linéaire / par Jean-Charles Gille, Paul Decaulne, Marc Pélegrin.—9th éd.
- Systèmes linéaires : problèmes avec solutions Lidec, 1992.
- Servosistemas : teoría y calculo (with P. Decaulne, M. Pelegrin; translated by Antonio Diez Moreno) 2 ed. Dunod
- The Psychology of Handwriting, Scriptor Books, 1989.
- S. Wegrzyn, J.-C. Gille, P. Vidal. Developmental Systems: At the Crossroads of System Theory, Computer Science and Genetic Engineering Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K (Oct 1990)
- Poets' Handwritings, (translated by Robert Laversuch) Scriptor Books, 1995.