Abstract
He was also enthusiastic about all things British: Scottish whisky, the adventures of Harry Potter and, after I had introduced him to it, the music of Edward Elgar, are some examples. On one occasion his being an anglophile avoided what might have been an awkward international incident. As President of the French Physical Society he was entertained to a formal dinner by the Institute of Physics in Britain. Unfortunately, and I am sure completely unintentionally, the IoP had arranged for it to be held in a hotel and when they arrived there they discovered that the dinner was laid out in its Waterloo Room. Maurice told me about it with great amusement.
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