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Henry de Lumley

b. 1934

French prehistorian and paleoanthropologist

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Born 1934. Henry de Lumley is a French archaeologist, prehistorian, paleoanthropologist, professeur des universités, paleontologist and anthropologist.

Henry de Lumley (born 14 August 1934 in Marseille, France) is a French archeologist, geologist and prehistorian. He is director of the Institute of Human Paleontology in Paris, and Professor Emeritus at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. He is also a corresponding member of the Academy of Humanities of the Institute of France and former director of the French National Museum of Natural History. He is best known for his work on archeological sites in France and Spain, notably Arago cave in Tautavel, Southern France, Terra Amata in Nice and Grotte du Lazaret near Nice, and Baume Bonne at Quinson, where some of the earliest evidence of man in Europe were found.

Publications (in French) 1957 - "Les industrie à micro-lithes géométriques" with Max Escalon de Fonton, in: Bull S.P.F.LIV n°3-4. 1969 - "Le Paléolithique inférieur et moyen du Midi méditerranéen dans son cadre géologique", Ve supplément à Gallia préhistoire. 1969 - "Une cabane acheuléenne dans la Grotte du Lazaret", Mémoires de la Société préhistorique française, volume 7. 1972 - "La grotte moustérienne de l'Hortus (Valflaunès, Hérault)", Université de Provence, Études quaternaires, mémoire n° 1. 1976 - "La Préhistoire française. [Les] Civilisations paléolithiques et mésolithiques de la France ", Éditions du C.N.R.S. 1992 - "Le Mont Bégo", Imprimerie nationale. 1995 - "Le grandiose et le sacré", Edisud. 1998 - " L'Homme premier", Éditions Odile Jacob, rééd. 2009. 1999 - "Trésors méconnus du Musée de l'homme. Dans le secret des objets et des mondes", Éd. Le Cherche-midi, Paris. 2004 - "La Géorgie, berceau des Européens", éd. Musée de la préhistoire des Gorges du Verdon. 2004 - "Le sol d'occupation acheuléen de l'unité archéostratigraphique UA 25 de la grotte du Lazaret, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Edisud. 2005 - "La Grotte du Lazaret, un campement de chasseurs il y a 160 000 ans", Edisud. 2006 - "Il y a 400 000 ans : le feu, un formidable facteur d’hominisation", Comptes rendus Palevol. 2009 - "La grande histoire des premiers hommes européens", Odile Jacob. 2010 - "Terra Amata", CNRS Editions.

Honours France: Grand officer of the National Order of Merit (2006) Monaco: Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (2011) France: Grand officer of the Légion d'honneur (2010)

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Birth century
Nationality
Education
Lycée Thiers, Science Faculty of Paris
Positions held
Director of Research at CNRS, Director of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Professor
Employers
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, National Center for Scientific Research, University of Provence - Aix-Marseille I, Institut de paléontologie humaine
Awards
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit; Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles; Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class; Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Officer of the Legion of Honour; CNRS silver medal; Commander of the Order of Saint-Charles; Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Also known as
Henry de Lumley-Woodyear

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Henry de Lumley?

French prehistorian and paleoanthropologist

When was Henry de Lumley born?

Henry de Lumley was born on 14 August 1934 in Marseille.

What is Henry de Lumley's occupation?

Henry de Lumley is an archaeologist, prehistorian, paleoanthropologist, professeur des universités, paleontologist and anthropologist.

What nationality is Henry de Lumley?

Henry de Lumley is French.

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