Henry de Lumley | |
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![]() de Lumley in February 2012 | |
Born | Henry de Lumley-Woodyear August 14, 1934 Marseille, France |
Known for | Discoveries at Terra Amata, Grotte du Lazaret, and Caune de l'Arago |
Spouse | Marie-Antoinette de Lumley |
Awards | Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite, Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Provence |
Thesis | (1965) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Muséum national d'histoire naturelle,Institut de paléontologie humaine |
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. [1] 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.