Henriette Alimen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henriette Alimen

French archaeologist and prehistorian

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1900

Place of Birth: Saint-Loubès, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1996

Profession: geologist, university teacher, paleontologist, archaeologist, prehistorian

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Marie-Henriette Alimen (22 June 1900 – 13 March 1996) was a French paleontologist and geologist.
Alimen studied at École Normale Supérieure, later going on to teach at Musée de l'Homme, and serve as president of Société géologique de France.
Alimen's career was mainly focused on Quaternary geology in France and Africa while working for Centre national de la recherche scientifique (French National Centre for Scientific Research, or CNRS).
She later became a Knight of both the Legion of Honour and the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.