ANTHROPOLOGIST

Yves Coppens

1934 - 2022

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Yves Coppens (9 August 1934 – 22 June 2022) was a French anthropologist and co-discoverer of "Lucy". A graduate from the University of Rennes and the Sorbonne, he studied ancient hominids and had multiple published works on this topic, and also produced a film. In October 2014, Coppens was named an Ordinary Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope Francis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yves Coppens is the 77th most popular anthropologist (down from 73rd in 2019), the 4,638th most popular biography from France (down from 4,466th in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Yves Coppens ranks 77 out of 93. Before him are Michael Harner, Madison Grant, Philippe Descola, Julian Steward, Melville J. Herskovits, and Hugh Falconer. After him are Vladimir Bogoraz, George Murdock, Jean Malaurie, Eric Wolf, Françoise Héritier, and Grete Mostny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Yves Coppens ranks 401. Before him are Eddy Pieters Graafland, Hilla Limann, Gia Scala, Mikio Aoki, Orrin Hatch, and Mudar Badran. After him are Cammie King, Kedarnath Singh, Roger Maris, Alan Bennett, Alan Baddeley, and Ray Wilson. Among people deceased in 2022, Yves Coppens ranks 428. Before him are Dagny Carlsson, Jan Nowicki, Manuel Duarte, Barbara Ehrenreich, Emilio Trivini, and Orrin Hatch. After him are Barbara Thompson, Remco Campert, Jesús del Muro, F. Sionil José, Dieter Henrich, and Wilko Johnson.

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In France

Among people born in France, Yves Coppens ranks 4,638 out of 6,770. Before him are Désiré Charnay (1828), Demba Ba (1985), Albert Londres (1884), Maryse Bastié (1898), Paule Desjardins (1929), and Henri Bosco (1888). After him are Karin Viard (1966), Paul Bontemps (1902), Jean Broc (1771), Hubert Védrine (1947), Alain Besançon (1932), and Jean Collas (1874).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In France

Among anthropologists born in France, Yves Coppens ranks 11. Before him are Marcel Griaule (1898), Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854), Alfred Sauvy (1898), Maurice Godelier (1934), Georges Balandier (1920), and Philippe Descola (1949). After him are Françoise Héritier (1933), and Marcellin Boule (1861).

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