Gilles Boeuf (born November 6, 1950, in
Paimbœuf) is a French biologist, who served as president of the
National Museum of Natural History, France
The French National Museum of Natural History, known in French as the ' (abbreviation MNHN), is the national natural history museum of France and a ' of higher education part of Sorbonne Universities. The main museum, with four galleries, is loc ...
from February 2009 to August 2015. He was a professor at
Pierre and Marie Curie University. He was knighted with the
French Order of Merit in 2009, and the
Legion of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
in 2013.
References
1950 births
Living people
French biologists
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