Roger Charlier
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Roger Henri Louise Lievin Constance Charlier (10 November 1921, Antwerp, Belgium – 16 September 2018, Etterbeek, Belgium) was a Belgian resistance fighter, member of the prosecuting team at the Nuremberg trials, and oceanographer. His marriage to American Captain Marie Helen Glennon and administrative difficulties regarding his residency in the US was dramatised in the film I Was a Male War Bride, with Cary Grant as Charlier.
Early life and Second World War
Charlier's paternal grandparents were from
Belgian Ministry of Justice, he became a member of the prosecuting team for the Belgian and Luxembourg delegation to the Nuremberg trials, interrogating, among others, Eggert Reeder and Alexander von Falkenhausen.[6] Furthermore, he was a newspaper correspondent, including an editor at De Volksgazet (1949).[7]
Career
He became deputy-director to the
Frankfurt advised Charlier that "spouse" could mean groom as well as bride, which helped to regularise his situation.[9] Charlier wrote a book about this episode of his life under the pen name Henri Rochard.[10] The Hollywood film I Was a Male War Bride was based on this autobiography. However, the famous scene where Charlier, played by Cary Grant
, impersonates a female army nurse, was not historically correct. Glennon died after ten years of the marriage. The couple had no children. Later, Charlier married Patricia Mary Simonet, with whom he had two children.
The largest part of his almost eight-decades-long career was marked by teaching and research activities in
global warming, promoting sustainable energy production and equitable use of marine resources.[12] Charlier has taught as a professor, visiting professor, and research scholar at many universities in the US, France, and Belgium, including at Finch College (1958—1983), Northeastern Illinois University (1961—1986), and the University of Bordeaux (1972—1975). He retired in 1989, but wrote several publications during his retirement. He died on 16 September 2018 in Etterbeek
, Belgium.
Publications
Books
- Roger H. Charlier (1958). Antwerpen: die Bedeutung der belgischen Handelsmetropole im westeuropaeischen Raum. Ein Beitrage sur [sic] historischen und wirtschaftlichen Stadtgeographie. Maplegrove Press.
- Roger H. Charlier; Christian P. De Meyer (10 April 2006). Coastal Erosion: Response and Management. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-49405-8.
- R.H. Charlier; J.R. Justus (17 September 1993). Ocean Energies: Environmental, Economic and Technological Aspects of Alternative Power Sources. Elsevier. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-08-087094-6.
- R. H. Charlier; Charles W. Finkl (8 February 2009). Ocean Energy: Tide and Tidal Power. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-3-540-77932-2.
- Roger H. Charlier (1955). Overzicht van de geografie der Floridaanse heide. Oudheidkundige Kring.
- Roger Henri Charlier (1960). The Gifted, a National Resource; with an Annotated Bibliography. Bureau of Educational Research, College of Education, University of Minnesota.
Journal articles
- Charlier, Roger H. (2003). "A "sleeper" awakes: tidal current power". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 7 (6): 515–529. ISSN 1364-0321.
- Charlier, R. H.; Morand, P.; Finkl, C. W.; Thys, A. (2006). "Green tides on the Brittany coasts". 2006 IEEE US/EU Baltic International Symposium. pp. 1–13. S2CID 33557719.
- Charlier, Roger H.; Chaineux, Marie Claire P.; Morcos, Selim (2005). "Panorama of the History of Coastal Protection" (PDF). Journal of Coastal Research. 211: 79–111. S2CID 129044569.
- Charlier, Roger H.; Chaineux, Marie-Claire P. (2009). "The Healing Sea: A Sustainable Coastal Ocean Resource: Thalassotherapy". Journal of Coastal Research. 254: 838–856. S2CID 40215043.
References
- ^ Bologa, Alexandru S. (2018). "Professor Roger H. Charlier, Belgium / USA, An Outstanding Personality of the Coastal Marine Engineering Has Left Us (1921–2018)" (PDF). Academy of Romanian Scientists Annals Series on Biological Sciences. 7 (2): 126–130. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- S2CID 197170518.
- ^ Bologa, Alexandru S. (2018). "Professor Roger H. Charlier, Belgium / USA, An Outstanding Personality of the Coastal Marine Engineering Has Left Us (1921–2018)" (PDF). Academy of Romanian Scientists Annals Series on Biological Sciences. 7 (2): 126–130. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- S2CID 197170518.
- S2CID 197170518.
- ^ Jean-Marie Binst (11 March 2015). "Oceanograaf Roger Charlier: Neptunus als bruid voor een film". Bruzz.be. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Jean-Marie Binst (11 March 2015). "Oceanograaf Roger Charlier: Neptunus als bruid voor een film". Bruzz.be. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Jean-Marie Binst (11 March 2015). "Oceanograaf Roger Charlier: Neptunus als bruid voor een film". Bruzz.be. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Jean-Marie Binst (11 March 2015). "Oceanograaf Roger Charlier: Neptunus als bruid voor een film". Bruzz.be. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Henri Rochard (1955). I was a Male War Bride. Montgrove Press.
- ^ Jean-Marie Binst (11 March 2015). "Oceanograaf Roger Charlier: Neptunus als bruid voor een film". Bruzz.be. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- S2CID 197170518.
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