André Cailleux
André de Cayeux de Senarpont (known as André Cailleux, December 24, 1907 – December 27, 1986) was a French paleontologist and geologist.
He was born in Paris, France. After earning his Ph.D. in 1942, he became a specialist in glacial and periglacial morphology. He worked as a professor of geology at the Sorbonne in Paris.
He died at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Bibliography
- Détermination pratique des roches, (with A. Chavan) Centre Documentation Universitaire, 1952, 2 volumes.
- Les Roches, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1952.
- La Glace et les glaciers, (with V. Romanovsky) Paris: Presses Universitaires de France. 1953.
- Cryopédologie, Paris: Hermann, 1954
- Détermination pratique des minéraux, (with A. Chavan) Paris: Sedes, 1957.
- Détermination pratique des fossiles, (with A. Chavan) Paris: Masson, 1957.
- La Géologie, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1956.
- Biogéographie mondiale, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1953.
- Histoire de la Géologie, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1968
- L'Anatomie de la Terre, Paris: Hachette, 1968.
- L'Antarctique, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1967.
He was also the author of many papers.
English translations
- Anatomy of the Earth, New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1968. Translated by J. Moody Stuart. ISBN 0-07-016223-9.
- Three Billion Years of Life, Stein and Day, New York, 1968. Translated by Joyce E Clemow. ISBN 0-8128-1349-9.
Awards and honors
- The André Cailleux medal is awarded by the Association Québécoise pour l'étude du Quaternaire.
- The crater Cailleux on the Moon is named after him.
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