| Jacques Cousteau  AKA Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Born: 11-Jun-1910
Birthplace: Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France
Died: 25-Jun-1997
Location of death: Paris, France
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Saint-André-de-Cubzac Cemetery, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Scientist, Inventor, Activist Nationality: France
Executive summary: Oceanographer, environmentalist Military service: French Navy Father: Daniel Cousteau (lawyer)
Mother: Elizabeth Cousteau
Wife: Simone Melchior (m. 12-Jul-1937, d. 1-Dec-1990, cancer)
Wife: Francine Triplet (m. Jun-1991)
Son: Jean-Michel Cousteau (b. 1938, by Simone)
Son: Phillipe Cousteau (b. 1940, d. 1979, plane crash, by Simone)
Daughter: Diane Cousteau (by Francine)
Son: Pierre-Yves Cousteau (by Francine)
High School: Stanislas Academy, Paris, France (1930)
University: École Navale, Brest, France
National Academy of Sciences
Explorers Club
French Academy 1988
Emmy multiple
Oscar three times
French Legion of Honor
Presidential Medal of Freedom 23-May-1985
Asteroid Namesake 6542 Jacquescousteau
Author of books:
The Silent World (1952, with Frederic Dumas)
The Living Sea (1963, with James Dugan)
World Without Sun (1965)
The Shark: Splendid Savage of the Sea (1970, with Phillipe Cousteau)
Dolphins (1975)
Jacques Cousteau's Amazon Journey (1984, with Mose Richards)
Jacques Cousteau: The Ocean World (1985)
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