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Aimé Michel, 73, French science and spirituality writer and author.
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|Aimé Michel (12 May 1919 – 28 December 1992) was a French UFO specialist, science and spirituality writer and author.
Biography
Aimé Michel was born in Saint-Vincent-les-Forts, now known as Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon, France on 12 May 1919. After obtaining diplomas in psychology and philosophy and passing the entrance exam as a studio sound engineer in 1943, Michel joined the French radio station Radiodiffusion Française in 1944. In 1946, he worked in the research department, where he met with Pierre Schaeffer, who later founded the Groupe de Recherche de Musique Concrète.
Michel published Mystérieux Objets Célestes in 1958, which covered the 1954 wave of UFOs in France. After the publication with help from Jacques Bergier, he devised a theory called Orthoténie [fr] (English: orthoteny) in a corner of a restaurant booth. Michel postulated so-called "alignments": straight lines that corresponded to large circles traced and centered on the earth. Michel claimed that UFO sightings could be clustered along these grid lines. He proposed, for example, that there was a line known as “BaVic,” pointing from Bayonne to Vichy, where, out of nine UFO observations cited in the press on 24 September 1954, six aligned (Bayonne, Lencouacq, Tulle, Ussel, Gelles, Vichy).
A member of the editorial board of Lumières dans la nuit from 1969, he wrote numerous articles on UFOs, mysticism, and the animal kingdom. He also wrote about other topics in various journals. During the 1960s, he authored the column "Les mystères du monde animal" in the periodical La vie des bêtes, documenting the mysteries of the animal world. From September 26 to October 10, 1964, Aimé Michel also led cultural workshops on the theme of "Life in the Sidereal Universe", taking place under the backing of the magazine Planète at Cefalù in Sicily.
He wrote the television screenplay Mycenae, the One From the Future, which aired in 1972.
He was a friend of controversial figures like Jacques Bergier and Louis Pauwels, who co-created in 1961 the magazine Planète. He self-described himself as a "pathological" rebel for his cooperation in such activities.
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1.How old was Aimé Michel when they died?
- A.68
- B.65
- C.73Correct
- D.62
Aimé Michel was 73 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "el's life by Thibaut Canuti Articles published in Catholic France Archived 2010-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Collection at the Library of Congress Archive record: yea
2.In which year was Aimé Michel born?
- A.1907
- B.1910
- C.1913
- D.1919Correct
Aimé Michel was born in 1919.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "External links == Article on Michel's life by Thibaut Canuti Articles published in Catholic France Archived 2010-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Collection at the Libra
3.In which month did Aimé Michel die?
- A.January
- B.February
- C.DecemberCorrect
- D.March
Aimé Michel died in December.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "record: year of birth 1919. Archive record: age at death 73. Archive record: place of birth Saint-Vincent-les-Forts. Archive record: occupation science and sp
4.On which day of the month did Aimé Michel die?
- A.29
- B.28Correct
- C.27
- D.30
Aimé Michel died on day 28 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "ve record: year of birth 1919. Archive record: age at death 73. Archive record: place of birth Saint-Vincent-les-Forts. Archive record: occupation science and
5.Where was Aimé Michel born?
- A.Saint-Vincent-les-FortsCorrect
- B.Turin
- C.Kraków
- D.Marseille
Aimé Michel was born in Saint-Vincent-les-Forts.
Source: Biography: place of birth: "les published in Catholic France Archived 2010-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Collection at the Library of Congress Archive record: year of death 1992. Archive reco
6.In which field was Aimé Michel known?
- A.architect
- B.novelist
- C.science and spirituality writer and authorCorrect
- D.chemist
The biography describes Aimé Michel as a science and spirituality writer and author.
Source: Profile: occupation: "09 at the Wayback Machine Collection at the Library of Congress Archive record: year of death 1992. Archive record: year of birth 1919. Archive record: age at death 73.
7.What nationality was Aimé Michel?
- A.Australian
- B.Argentine
- C.American
- D.FrenchCorrect
Aimé Michel is recorded as French.
Source: Profile: nationality: "ve record: year of death 1992. Archive record: year of birth 1919. Archive record: age at death 73. Archive record: place of birth Saint-Vincent-les-Forts. Archive rec
8.In which year did Aimé Michel die?
- A.1992Correct
- B.1979
- C.1983
- D.1985
Aimé Michel died in 1992.
Source: Profile: year of death: "ear of birth 1919. Archive record: age at death 73. Archive record: place of birth Saint-Vincent-les-Forts. Archive record: occupation science and spirituality write
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