NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Florence Devouard

Florence Nibart-Devouard (born September 10, 1968) is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation since October 2006, succeeding Jimmy Wales.^[1] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 398 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (2848 Ã— 4288 pixel, file size: 4. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city of Versailles. ... It has been suggested that List of visitor attractions in Paris be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. ... Jimmy Donal Jimbo Wales, (born August 7, 1966)[2] is an American Internet entrepreneur best known for his role in founding Wikipedia, as well as other wiki-related projects, including the charitable organization Wikimedia Foundation, and the for-profit company Wikia, Inc. ...

Devouard was born in Versailles, France. She grew up in Grenoble and has lived in several other French cities, as well as Antwerp in Belgium and in Arizona in the United States. As of 2005, she resides in Clermont-Ferrand in France. She is married to Bertrand Devouard and has three children, William (born 1997), Anne-Gaëlle (born 1998) and Thomas (born 2006).^[2] This article is about the city of Versailles. ... Grenoble (Arpitan: GrasanÃ²bol) is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the IsÃ¨re River. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ...

Devouard holds an engineering degree in agronomy from ENSAIA. She also holds a DEA in genetics and biotechnologies from INPL.^[3]^[4] She had been working in public research, first in flower plant genetic improvement, and second in microbiology to study the feasibility of polluted soil bioremediation. She was last employed in a French firm to design decision-making tools in sustainable agriculture. Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Agronomy is a branch of agricultural science that deals with the study of crops and the soils in which they grow. ... The Ã‰cole Nationale SupÃ©rieure dAgronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (ENSAIA) is a French grande Ã©cole located in Vandoeuvre-lÃ¨s-Nancy near Nancy in the Meurthe-et-Moselle dÃ©partement that specialises in biological and agricultural engineering. ... In France, a DEA (diplÃ´me dÃ©tudes approfondies, or diploma of advanced studies) is a former postgraduate degree. ... It has been suggested that Small-scale agriculture be merged into this article or section. ...

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