Academic title: Professor
Affilitation: Institute of Human Paleontology (France, Paris)
Position: President
E-mail: iph@mnhn.fr
ScopusID: 56004932700

Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences (France).
Archaeologist, geologist, Paleolithic specialist. He headed numerous archaeological expeditions in France, Georgia, China, Ethiopia. He took part in the foundation of numerous museums dedicated to prehistoric society in France. Former director of the French National Museum of Natural History.
Chief editor of the "Anthropology" scientific journal.
Author of about 20 publications.