Numa Manson

Numa Manson was born in Ekaterinoslav on October 13, 1913,^[5] but along with his family, he emigrated to Germany in 1923 and further to France in 1926. In 1937, he received the French citizenship.

Manson graduated from the University of Paris in 1934 and from the Higher School of Welding in 1935. From 1936 to 1941, he served in the French army and from 1941 to 1945, he worked at the Welding Institute and from 1946 to 1954, he worked at the French Institute of Petroleum. From 1954 onwards, he was a faculty member at the University of Poitiers. He served as the director of CNRS from 1973 to 1982.

Some notable recipients of the Numa Manson medal are;