 He received a "Licence en Droit" (a law degree) from the University of Paris in 1928.He married Marguerite Monsenergue on July 6, 1953.With Jacques-Yves Cousteau he co-authored 7 of the 8-volume series "The Undersea Discoveries of Jacques-Yves Cousteau" (1970-1975) and co-authored "The Whale" (1987), which was released posthumously.