Yves Coppens
1934
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2022
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: University of Rennes, University of Rennes 1
occupation: anthropologist, paleontologist, archaeologist, prehistorian, professor, paleoanthropologist, screenwriter, university teacher, researcher
award received: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Kalinga Prize, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire, Honorary doctor of the University of Liège, Honorary doctor of the University of Mons, CNRS silver medal, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, honorary doctor of the University of Chicago, Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna, Associated Member of the Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technologies, Prix de Rome, Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit, Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit, Officer of the National Order of Chad, Prize Jaffé, French Excellence Award
position held: professor, conservateur des monuments historiques, director, president, researcher
student of: Pierre-Roland Giot
Yves Coppens (9 August 1934 – 22 June 2022) was a French anthropologist and co-discoverer of "Lucy"[1]. A graduate from the University of Rennes and the Sorbonne, he studied ancient hominids and had multiple published works on this topic, and also produced a film. In October 2014, Coppens was named an Ordinary Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope Francis. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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