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André Cailleux

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Name
  
Andre Cailleux


Role
  
Geologist

Died
  
December 27, 1986, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France

Books
  
Anatomy of the earth, Three Billion Years of Life

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André de Cayeux de Senarpont (known as André Cailleux, December 24, 1907 – December 27, 1986) was a French paleontologist and geologist.

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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.

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.
  • References

    André Cailleux Wikipedia


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