Dorothée Le Maître
Dorothée Le Maître (French pronunciation: [dɔʁɔte lə mɛːtʁ] (
listen); 1 September 1896 – 26 January 1990) was a French paleontologist known for her studies of Devonian flora and fauna in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Early life and education[]
Le Maître was educated at and received her bachelor's degree from the Catholic University of Lille in 1926. She remained there for her doctoral studies and earned her Ph.D. in 1934.[1]
Career and research[]
Her first paper was published in 1926, the same year she earned her bachelor's degree. After her Ph.D., Le Maître became a faculty member at the University of Lille, where she was a geology researcher. Her research included work on the and included comparative research of North African and Sub-Saharan fossils to those of Europe.[1]
Honors and awards[]
In 1941, Le Maître was awarded the , and in 1956 she received the . In 1959, she was honored by the French Academy of Sciences with the Grand Prix Bonnet. She was the president of the Société Géologique du Nord in 1949.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey; Harvey, Joy Dorothy (2000-01-01). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415920407.
| hide Authority control  | |
|---|---|
| General |
|
| National libraries | |
| Other |
|
  | This article about a French scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
 | This article about a paleontologist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1896 births
- 1990 deaths
- Women paleontologists
- French paleontologists
- 20th-century French women scientists
- French scientist stubs
- Paleontologist stubs