Mineur was the main force behind the setting up of the Institute d'Astrophysique in Paris in 1936 and he was its first director, a post he held for the rest of his life.
Mineur ay ang mga pangunahing puwersa sa likod ng set up ng Institute d'Astrophysique sa Paris sa 1936 at siya ang unang direktor, isang post para sa hawak niya ang natitirang bahagi ng kanyang buhay.