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Claude Lorius
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Lorius in 2009
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| Born | 27 February 1932 |
| Died | 21 March 2023 (aged 91) Charnay-lès-Mâcon, France
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| Alma mater | University of Franche-Comté |
| Awards | CNRS Gold Medal (2002) |
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| Fields | Glaciology |
Claude Lorius (27 February 1932 – 21 March 2023) was a French glaciologist. He was director emeritus of research at CNRS. He was the director of the Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de l'environnement in Grenoble from 1983 to 1988.
Lorius took part in more than 20 polar expeditions, mostly to Antarctica, and helped organise many international collaborations, notably the Vostok Station ice core. He was instrumental in the discovery and interpretation of the palaeo-atmosphere information within ice cores.
Lorius died on 21 March 2023, at the age of 91.
Awards
- Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, 2020
- Bower Medal and Prize, Franklin Institute, 2017, 2017
- Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur, 2009
- Blue Planet Prize, 2008
- Vernadsky medal of the EGU, 2006
- CNRS Gold medal, 2002
- Balzan Prize 2001 for climatology
- Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, 1996
- Officer of the Légion d'honneur, 1998
- Member of the French Academy of Sciences, 1994
- Italgas Prize, 1994
- Belgica Medal, 1989
- Humboldt Prize, 1988
See also
In Spanish: Claude Lorius para niños
- Ice and the Sky, a documentary film about Lorius' work in Antarctica
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