Clottes, Jean
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| Birthname | Jean José Edouard Clottes | ||||
| born on | 8 July 1933 at 23:59 (= 11:59 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Espéraza, France, 42n5610, 2e1317 | ||||
| Timezone | GDT h1e (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   16°17'   06°42 Asc. 06°13'
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Biography
French prehistorian, lecturer and writer.
After being appointed director of prehistoric antiquities for the Midi-Pyrénées in 1971, he began to study prehistoric cave art in order to fulfill the responsibilities of that position. In the following years he led a series of excavations of prehistoric sites in the region. In 1992, he was named General Inspector for Archaeology at the French Ministry of Culture; in 1993 he was appointed Scientific Advisor for prehistoric rock art at the French Ministry of Culture. He formally retired in 1999, but remains an active contributor to the field.
To date he has written over 300 scientific papers, and has edited, co-edited, written, or co-authored a total of over 20 books.
Source Notes
Birth certificate in Didier Geslain archive, 'diverses' pdf file, p. 60: born at 2400 hours.
Categories
- Vocation : Education : Teacher
- Vocation : Humanities+Social Sciences : Historian (Prehistorian)
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
