Paul Bonét-Maury

Paul Bonét-Maury had twin careers, in both the sporting and medical fields. ==Scientific career==

Paul Bonet-Maury studied at the faculties of medicine, pharmacy and sciences of Paris. He was director of this department until 1962. He invented the absolute photocolorimeter and the recording biophotometer. ==Sporting career==

Paul Bonét-Maury practiced many sports such as football, rugby, boxing, skiing, swimming, sailing, and tennis, but it was in judo (and Ju-jitsu and wrestling) that his name is particularly remembered. In 1947, he became a member of the brand new College of Black Belts, whose first elected president was Jean Andrivet. He was president of the FFJJJ until 1956. He was then secretary-general of the International Judo Federation, from which he resigned in 1971 for health reasons. Paul Bonet-Maury was the second Frenchman to win his black belt in judo. He reached 5th dan during his lifetime and was posthumously honored with 6th on September 14, 1975. He was interred at the cimetière du Père-Lachaise (44th division). ==Publications==

Scientific • The Volatilization of Polonium, 1928. • Radon action on the vaccine virus: Evaluating the diameter of corpuscles, 1941. • Action of radon on yeast Saccharomyces ellipsoideus, 1942. • "Ultraviruses viewed through the electron microscope", in La Presse médicale, No. 17, February 24, 1942 (with Constantin Levaditi). • The Atomic Era: Encyclopedia of Modern Science. Sporting • "Judo et jiu-jitsu". Préface de M. Kawaiski,... 1946. • "Le Judo", PUF, coll. « Que sais-je ? », 1971; 2e éd., 1975 (with Henri Courtine and Madeleine Ithurriague). ==Sources==