When was Camille Arambourg born?

Camille Arambourg was born on 3 February 1885 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

What positions has Camille Arambourg held?

Positions held by Camille Arambourg include: president (1956–1956); professor emeritus (since 1955); President of the Geological Society of France (1950–1950); professor (1936–1955); professor (1930–1936).

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Camille Arambourg

French paleontologist (1885–1969)

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Camille Arambourg (February 3, 1885 – November 19, 1969) was a French vertebrate paleontologist. He conducted extensive field work in North Africa. In the 1950s, he argued against the prevailing model of Neanderthals as brutish and simian.

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Born: 3 February 1885 wd
Place of birth: 9th arrondissement of Paris wd
Died: 19 November 1969 wd
Place of death: Lariboisière Hospital wd
Citizenship: France wd
Occupation: paleontologist, professeur des universités, agricultural engineer, paleoanthropologist, military personnel wd

Positions held wd

president (1956–1956)
professor emeritus (since 1955)
President of the Geological Society of France (1950–1950)
professor (1936–1955)
professor (1930–1936)

Awards wd

Knight of the Legion of Honour (1920)
Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Combatant's Cross
Officer of the Legion of Honour (1951)
Croix de guerre 1939–1945

About

During World War I, he was in Military service. After that, he was a professor of Geology at the Institut Agricole d'Alger, and after that a professor of Paleontology at Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, where he succeeded his teacher, Marcellin Boule. The pterosaur Arambourgiania is named after him. He was President of the PanAfrican Archaeological Association from 1959 to 1963.

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When was Camille Arambourg born?: Camille Arambourg was born on 3 February 1885 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
What positions has Camille Arambourg held?: Positions held by Camille Arambourg include: president (1956–1956); professor emeritus (since 1955); President of the Geological Society of France (1950–1950); professor (1936–1955); professor (1930–1936).

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