Marie-Claude Bomsel

Marie-Claude Dominique Bomsel (born 1946 ) is a French veterinary doctor and professor at the National Museum of Natural History. Outside of her work as a researcher and teacher, she is a wildlife commentator in the programme on France 2. She regularly appears in programmes where various journalists ask her questions about subjects on which she is considered to be an expert. Marie-Claude Dominique Bomsel is the president of the Jane Goodall Institute, France.

Biography Born into a bourgeois environment of the city of Versailles, Marie-Claude Bomsel has been passionate about animals since childhood. In 1969, she began studying to be a veterinarian at the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort. After graduating, she worked for a few months in rural areas of France, before flying to the Central African Republic with her husband.

Marie-Claude Bomsel, a professor at the National Museum of Natural History, wrote 79 articles on Mammals for the supplement to the Encyclopædia Universalis published in 1999.

Awards Knight of the Legion of Honour

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