About René Verneau
Lived 1852 – 1938 (aged 85). René Verneau was a French anthropologist.
René Verneau (; 25 April 1852 – 7 January 1938) was a French palaeoanthropologist. Among his work is the reconstruction of the Grimaldi man from Liguria, and study of the Guanches.
In 2005, the Mission laïque française college in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the only francophone college in the island, adopted his name.
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Who was René Verneau?
French anthropologist (1852–1938)
When was René Verneau born?
René Verneau was born on 3 April 1852 in La Chapelle-sur-Loire.
When did René Verneau die?
René Verneau died on 7 January 1938 in Paris.
What was René Verneau's occupation?
René Verneau was an anthropologist.
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René Verneau was French.
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