12 August. It is with great sorrow that ICCROM has learned of the death of a long-time friend, Léon Pressouyre, Professor Emeritus at the Université Paris I.

Prof. Pressouyre’s many contributions include the chairmanship of a UNESCO expert committee for monitoring the situation of cultural heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Presidency of the Scientific Committee for the reconstruction of the Mostar Bridge. He was also the ICOMOS coordinator (International Council on Monuments and Sites) for the World Heritage Convention between 1980 and 1990 and represented France on the World Heritage Committee from 1990 to 1997.

Prof. Pressouyre was the author of many publications, including The World Heritage Convention, Twenty Years Later (UNESCO, 1993).

The Director General and all the staff of ICCROM would like to present their most sincere condolences to the family of Léon Pressouyre, to his colleagues at UNESCO, the World Heritage Center, ICOMOS and the Sorbonne, and to those who knew him around the world.

updated on: 18 November, 2009