Henry de Lumley

Henry de Lumley (born 1934 in Marseille) is a French archeologist, geologist and prehistorian. He is director of the Institute of Human Paleontology in Paris, and Professor Emeritus at the 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 Caune de l'Arago 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

Sources and Citations

  1. Henry de Lumley, La Grand Histoire des premiers hommes europeens, Odile Jacob, Paris, 2010.
  2. Sovereign Ordonnance n° 3.540 of 18 November 2011 : promotions or nominations in the Order of Cultural Merit