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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. – biography in French or English
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GenderMale
Birthday1932-02-27
Deathday2023-03-21 (91 years old)
Birth NameJoseph Edmond Claude Lorius
Birth PlaceBesançon, France
CitizenshipsFrance
AwardsVladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Seligman Crystal, Blue Planet Prize, CNRS Gold medal, Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science, Humboldt Prize, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Balzan Prize, Prix de l'Etat
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