Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (; born 1950) is a French doctor and professor of

neurology Neurology (from el, wikt:νεῦρον, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix wikt:-logia, -logia, "study of") is the branch of specialty (medicine), medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of co ...

at the University of Picardy. He is the father of French president

Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...

Early life

Jean-Michel Macron was born in 1950. His father was André Macron (1920–2010), a railway executive, and his mother was Jacqueline Macron (1922–1998), ''née'' Robertson, of half English origin.Boucher, Laurent (26 April 2017)
« Sur les traces de l'arrière-grand-père d'Emmanuel Macron, entre Amiens et Arras »
'' La Voix du Nord'' (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2017. He wrote a thesis on feline neurology in 1981.

Career

Macron is a professor of

at the University of Picardy, specializing in sleep disorders and epilepsy. Macron has published in academic journals such as ''

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'', ''

Brain Research ''Brain Research'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on several aspects of neuroscience. It publishes research reports and " minireviews". The editor-in-chief is Matthew J. LaVoie (University of Florida). Until 2011, full reviews were ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Neurosurgery Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peri ...

'' on sneezing in cats. Macron has 28 publications as author or co-author in the

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database.

Personal life

Jean-Michel Macron was first married to Françoise Noguès, a physician based in

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

. She is the daughter of Jean Noguès and his wife Germaine Noguès (''née'' Arribet, died 2013), both teachers. The first child of Jean-Michel and Françoise Macron died as an infant. They then had three children:

Emmanuel Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

(born 1977, the current

President of France The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency i ...

and husband of

Brigitte Macron Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron (; née Brigitte Trogneux , previously Auzière ; born 13 April 1953) is a French former educator. She is the wife and former teacher of Emmanuel Macron, who is the current President of France and Co-Prince of Andor ...

, ''née'' Trogneux), Laurent (born 1979, a radiologist and husband of Sabine Aimot, an obstetrician gynecologist), and Estelle (born 1982, a nephrologist and wife of Carl Franjou, an engineer). After the divorce of Jean-Michel and Françoise Macron, Jean-Michel Macron married Hélène Joly, a psychiatrist at the Centre Hospitalier Philippe Pinel in

Dury, Somme Dury () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Dury is situated on the N1 road, some south of Amiens town centre. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list ...

References

1950 births Living people People from Amiens French neurologists University of Picardy Jules Verne faculty

Jean-Michel Jean-Michel is a French masculine given name. It may refer to : * Jean-Michel Arnold, General Secretary of the Cinémathèque Française * Jean-Michel Atlan (1913–1960), French artist * Jean-Michel Aulas (born 1949), French businessman * Jean-Mic ...

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