The Chairman of the Collège de France, the Board of Professors and the entire Collège de France community are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Yves Coppens, Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France, who held the Paleoanthropology and Prehistory Chair from 1983 to 2005. They pay tribute to a professor who had a profound impact on his discipline and gave it a high profile at the Collège de France and beyond. With his strong commitment to the field, he paved the way for a whole generation of young researchers, placing his vision of human evolution in a fundamentally environmental perspective.
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