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The Oceanographic Museum was inaugurated in 1910 by Monaco's modernist reformer Prince Albert I, [2] who invited to the celebrations not just high officials and celebrities but also the world-leading oceanographers of the day to develop the concept of a future Mediterranean Commission dedicated to oceanography, now called Mediterranean Science Commission.
The Institut océanographique was founded in 1906 by Albert I, Prince of Monaco [1] (the International Hydrographic Organization was launched in Monaco in 1921).. In 1957, Jacques Cousteau was appointed director of the Institut océanographique. [2]
In 1957, Cousteau took over as leader of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. [2] Afterward, with the assistance of Jean Mollard, he made a "diving saucer" SP-350 , an experimental underwater vehicle which could reach a depth of 350 meters.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau had one of those faces that seemed to come from an earlier time — before the world wars, maybe even before the 20th century. It was a face so thin and tapered yet open, so ...
Calypso was later towed to the Maritime Museum of La Rochelle in 1998 to be an exhibit. A legal dispute between Jacques Cousteau's widow, Francine Cousteau, and Loel Guinness, the grandson of the original owner, delayed restoration work. During this time the city of La Rochelle withdrew its funding for the restoration.
In December 1972 The Cousteau Society sets out on a four-months expedition through Antarctica. The expedition is supported by Monaco's Oceanographic Museum and the La Rochelle Natural History Museum, the latter represented on board by Raymond Duguy (1927 - 2012), its director at the time.
The work was funded in part by the French petrochemical industry, who, along with Jacques Cousteau, hoped that such manned colonies could serve as base stations for the future exploitation of the sea. Conshelf Two is documented in Jacques Cousteau's 1964 documentary film World Without Sun, that won Best Documentary at the 37th Academy Awards.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau in 1976. Jacques-Yves Cousteau (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, photographer and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française.