Born in 1949, in Paris.
After the French baccalauréat, "Lettres supérieures" and "Première supérieure" at Jules Ferry (Paris), Licence and Master Degree in Classical Literature (Paris-Nanterre), Licence and Master Degree in Philosophy (Paris-Nanterre) and D.E.A. in Chinese (Paris-Jussieu).
From 1970, collaboration with Fr Claude LARRE and studies in Chinese Language.
Participation to studies in Classical Chinese. Auditor in Chinese at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, with Max Kaltenmark.

1974-75: Stay in Taiwan and studies in Contemporary Chinese at the Hsin-chu Language Institute.

From 1976, collaboration with Fr. Claude Larre and Dr. Jean Schatz († in 1984) on Chinese thinking and on classical medical texts.
Teaching and seminars at the Paris Ricci Institute (Chinese thinking) and at the École Européenne d’Acupuncture (theorical basis of Chinese medicine). Teaching at the Sèvres Center (Chinese philosophy and spirituality). Participation to translation works. Participation to cooperative researches on the sciences in China, traditional medicine, connected to the CNRS (National Center of Scientific Research - France).
Teacher at the Nantes University of Medicine in the context of the Acupuncture Interuniversity Diploma.
Teaching in several schools of Chinese Medicine (in France, Europe and America).
Chief editor for the « Grand Ricci » (great encyclopaedic comprehensive Chinese-French dictionary in 7 volumes and 9 000 p.), published in 2001.
Organisator of the 8th and 9th International Colloque of Sinology on the History of Chinese-Western Relationships (September 1995 and September 1998) and of the forthcoming International Conference on the China-Western Relationship (2004).

Currently:

Secretary General of the Ricci Institute in Paris.

Member of the Editorial Comittee for the Grand Ricci

Member of the International Ricci Association.

Member of the Organization Comittee for the International Colloque of Sinology.

Senior Lecturer of the E.E.A. (École Européenne d’Acupuncture or European School of Acupuncture) in Paris.

Member of the French Association of Chinese Studies (A.F.E.C.).

Member of the European Association of Chinese Studies (E.A.C.S.).

Member of the National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (N.A.A.O.M.).

Member of the IASTAM (International Association for Studies in Traditional Asian Medicine).