Henry de Lumley in February 2012

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.

Publications (in French)

Honours

References

  1. ^ Henry de Lumley, La Grand Histoire des premiers hommes europeens, Odile Jacob, Paris, 2010.
  2. ^ "Décret du 14 novembre 2006 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier". legifrance.gouv.fr (in French).
  3. ^ Sovereign Ordonnance n° 3.540 of 18 November 2011 : promotions or nominations in the Order of Cultural Merit
  4. ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2010 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier". legifrance.gouv.fr (in French).
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