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Marie-Henriette Alimen: French archaeologist and prehistorian (1900-1996).
Born in Saint-Loubès (died at age 95).
6 awards including Auguste Viquesnel Prize.
Studied at Science Faculty of Paris.
AWARDS (6)
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Auguste Viquesnel Prize
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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
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Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms
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Knight of the Legion of Honour
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Biography
Marie-Henriette Alimen was a French paleontologist and geologist. Alimen studied at École Normale Supérieure, later going on to teach at Musée de l'Homme, and serve as president of Société géologique de France. Alimen's career was mainly focused on Quaternary geology in France and Africa while working for Centre national de la recherche scientifique. She later became a Knight of both the Legion of Honour and the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.
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