The Bureau interntional des poids et mesures (BIPM, sometimes referred to in English as the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) is an international organization based in Sèvres, just outside Paris, France. It was established in 1875 by the Metre Convention.
Directors of the BIPM
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Name
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Nationality
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| 1875–1877
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G. Govi
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Italy
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| 1877–1879
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J. Pernet
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Switzerland
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| 1879–1889
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O. J. Broch
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Norway
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| 1889–1915
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J.-R. Benoît
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France
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| 1915–1936
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C.-E. Guillaume
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Switzerland
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| 1936–1951
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A. Pérard
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France
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| 1951–1961
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C. Volet
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Switzerland
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| 1962–1977
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J. Terrien
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France
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| 1978–1988
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P. Giacomo
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France
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| 1988–2003
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T. J. Quinn
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United Kingdom
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| 2004–
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A. J. Wallard
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United Kingdom
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| Source: BIPM[1]
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