The present and past officers of the International Union for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, the present and past presidents of the French National Committee for Mechanics, sadly announce the death of
Professor Paul Germain,
Honorary Secretary of the French Academy of Sciences
President of IUTAM 1988-1992
Vice-President of IUTAM 1992-1996
Leading scientist in the mechanical sciences
in Paris on 26 February 2009
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