Maquet, Paul G. J. 1928-
MAQUET, Paul G. J. 1928-
PERSONAL: Born July 17, 1928, in Liège, Belgium; son of René and Mariette (Jansen) Maquet; married Josette Dubois, August 12, 1952; children: Anne Maquet de Vera, Françoise Van Brabant-Maquet, Pierre, Jacqueline. Education: Université de Liège, M.D.
ADDRESSES: Home—25 Thier Bosset, B-4920 Aywaille, Belgium; fax: 00-324-384-4079. E-mail— [email protected].
CAREER: Physician. Clinique de l'Espérance, Montegnée Liège, Belgium, orthopedic surgeon. Military service: Belgian Army Medical Corps, surgeon, 1959-68; became major.
MEMBER: Société Belge de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (past president), Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique (honorary member).
AWARDS, HONORS: Honorary doctorate, University of Paris XII; Prix Joncheere.
WRITINGS:
Biomechanics of the Knee, Springer (New York, NY), 1976, 2nd edition, 1984.
Biomechanics of the Hip, Springer (New York, NY), 1985.
translator from german
F. Pauwels, Biomechanics of the Normal and Diseased Hip: An Atlas, Springer (New York, NY), 1975.
F. Pauwels, Biomechanics of the Locomotor Apparatus, Springer (New York, NY), 1980.
W. Braune and O. Fischer, On the Centre of Gravity of the Human Body, Springer (New York, NY), 1985.
J. Wolff, The Law of Bone Remodelling, Springer (New York, NY), 1986.
W. Braune and O. Fischer, The Human Gait, Springer (New York, NY), 1987.
W. Braune and O. Fischer, Determination of the Moments of Inertia of the Human Body and Its Limbs, Springer (New York, NY), 1988.
W. Weber and E. Weber, Mechanics of the Human Walking Apparatus, Springer (New York, NY), 1992.
Also translator of books from German into French.
translator from latin
G. A. Borelli, On the Movement of Animals, Springer (New York, NY), 1989.
(With others) T. Kardel, editor, Steno: Life—Science—Philosophy, Danish National Library of Science and Medicine, 1994.
William Croone, On the Reason of the Movement of the Muscles, American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia, PA), 2000.
Contributor of translations to periodicals.