Yves Coppens was a French anthropologist who died on June 22, 2022.
He investigated ancient hominids and had many published works on the subject, as well as producing a video. He graduated from the Universities of Rennes and Sorbonne. He was a Professor at the College of France, which is regarded as France’s most prominent scientific institution.
He was 87.
Yves Coppens cause of death: What happened to Yves Coppens
He died in his sleep surrounded by his family and loved ones.
Yves Coppens was a member of the French Academy of Sciences, the French Academy of Medicine, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences of the Vatican, the French Outremer Academy of Sciences, the Academia Europaea, the Moroccan Royal Academy of Sciences Hassan II, the African Academy of Sciences, Arts, Cultures, and Diasporas of Côte d’Ivoire, Honorary Member of the So Paulo Academy of Medicine and Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
He also was a member of the Belgian Academy of Letters and Fine Arts correspondent, honorary member of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, and foreign associate of the Royal Society of South Africa
Yves Coppens presided over the panel that drafted the 2004 French Charter for the Environment, which is now part of the French Constitution.
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