Jean Gérard

Jean Gérard (1890-1956) was a French chemist and documentalist. President, International Confederation of Students. General Secretary, International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry. Secretary General, International Union of Chemistry (Secretary General). Director, International Chemistry Office. Source: Wikidata [1]

Co-founder, Union Française des Offices [Organismes?] de Documentation (UFOD). Proposed World Organisation of Universal Documentation which would rival the International Institute for Documentation led by Paul Otlet.

Further reading

Rayward, W. Boyd. The Universe of Information: The Work of Paul Otlet for Documentation and International Organisation. FID 520. Moscow: VINITI for FID. [2]