Mr. J. E. SWINDLEHURST (President, British Section of the Societe des Ingenieurs Civils de France; Past-President, Institution of Structural Engineers), introducing
the Lecturer, said M. Lazard was a pupil of the Ecole Polytechnique from 1928-1930 and entered the service of Ponts et Chaussees in November, 1933. As an Area Engineer he was responsible for all National and Departmental Road Services in the Department of the Moselle up to the declaration of war, and in 1940 was engaged in a similar capacity on National Roads and the Canal Service in the Department of the Loire.