Jean-Michel Macron
French doctor and professor of neurology (born 1950)
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Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl fʁedeʁik makʁɔ̃]; born 30 June 1950[1]) is a French doctor and professor of neurology at the University of Picardy. He is the father of French President Emmanuel Macron.
30 June 1950
- Françoise Noguès (divorced)
- Hélène Joly
Jean-Michel Macron | |
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| Born | Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron 30 June 1950 |
| Known for | Professor of neurology at the University of Picardy |
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| Children | 4, including Emmanuel |
| Relatives | Brigitte Macron (daughter-in-law) |
Early life
Career
Macron is a professor of neurology at the University of Picardy,[7] specializing in sleep disorders and epilepsy.[8][9]
Macron has published in academic journals such as Neuroscience Letters, Brain Research, NeuroReport and Neurosurgery on sneezing in cats.[10] Macron has 26 publications as author or co-author in the PubMed database.[11]
Personal life
Jean-Michel Macron was first married to Françoise Noguès, a physician based in Amiens.[12] She is the daughter of Jean Noguès and his wife Germaine Noguès (née Arribet, died 2013),[13] both teachers.[7] The first child of Jean-Michel and Françoise Macron died as an infant.[2] They then had three children: Emmanuel (born 1977; the current President of France),[14] Laurent (born 1979),[15] and Estelle (born 1982).[2][13][16][17]
After the divorce of Jean-Michel and Françoise Macron,[2] Jean-Michel Macron married Hélène Joly, a psychiatrist at the Centre Hospitalier Philippe Pinel in Dury, Somme.[18]