Thomas Simon 2020-05-30 11:42:58 wrote:

FROM JENS NIEMEYER : I remember that when I first met Renaud I was terribly nervous. He had invited me to Tours to talk about something I had just started to work on and understood very little, and all I knew was that he was the expert and I was severely out of my depth. I never expected that those few days with him and Anna, discussing (or, in my case, learning) deeply interesting topics in their apartment with wine and cheese or during long walks along the Loire River, would end up among my most cherished memories of life as a physicist. I left with a renewed feeling that this is what I want to do, that these moments are the purpose, not the means. On this and many occasions that followed, Renaud taught me much about what is important and what isn’t if your goal is to understand the world, not to impress others. I value these memories very highly and will do my best to pass them on to the next generation. My heartfelt condolences to Anna and to Renaud’s family.