Anne-Catherine Robert-Hauglustaine Anne-Catherine Robert-Hauglustaine Anne-Catherine Robert is a Belgian museum professional and lecturer at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne who also served as Director General of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), from May 2014 through November 2016. In 1997, Anne-Catherine Robert received a Ph.D. in History of Science and Technology from the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (EHESS) in France. After completing her thesis, she began post-doctoral training at the University of Colorado Boulder, United States. In November 1999, A.-C. Robert became Curator of Transport Collections at the Musée des arts et métiers in Paris, France, where the Museum Director,
Anne Jane Thornton himself emigrated to America, although her sister still lived there and was glad to hear news of Anne Jane. The Lord Mayor booked Thornton a seat on the London to Liverpool coach, and she left for Ireland on 2 April 1835. On 13 April, a newspaper in Ballyshannon reported her arrival in Donegal. Thornton's story became even better known after she wrote an autobiographical book, "The Interesting Life and Wonderful Adventures of that Extraordinary Woman Anne Jane Thornton, the Female Sailor". King William IV granted Thornton a pension of £10 a year, while a Mr Andrew Murray gave her the