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ARCHAEOLOGIST

François Bordes

1919 - 1981

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François Bordes (December 30, 1919 – April 30, 1981), also known by the pen name of Francis Carsac, was a French scientist, geologist, archaeologist, and science fiction writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Bordes has received more than 35,732 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. François Bordes is the 75th most popular archaeologist (down from 57th in 2019), the 3,658th most popular biography from France (down from 3,211th in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, François Bordes ranks 75 out of 104Before him are Kathleen Kenyon, Giuseppe Tucci, E. A. Wallis Budge, Ernst Herzfeld, Johan David Åkerblad, and Donald Johanson. After him are Rudolf Wagner, André Parrot, Hugo Winckler, Ernesto Schiaparelli, Joseph Orbeli, and Israel Finkelstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, François Bordes ranks 192Before him are Robert Pinget, Arthur Cronquist, Eileen Heckart, Benny Moré, Béla Sárosi, and Mustai Karim. After him are Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Maria Lassnig, Paavo Aaltonen, Gilles Andriamahazo, Wilson Greatbatch, and Olle Anderberg. Among people deceased in 1981, François Bordes ranks 134Before him are Isao Kimura, Jaap Bakema, Aleksandra Beļcova, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Mike Bloomfield, and Jack Albertson. After him are Jack Northrop, Ivan Galamian, Juan Trippe, Elemér Kocsis, Paco Bienzobas, and Hoagy Carmichael.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Bordes ranks 3,658 out of 6,011Before him are Marcel Langiller (1908), Marcel Moyse (1889), Jean de Thévenot (1633), Joseph-François Michaud (1767), Françoise d'Eaubonne (1920), and Willy Ronis (1910). After him are Claude Abbes (1927), Viktor Lazlo (1960), Grégory Coupet (1972), Pierre Raymond de Montmort (1678), Charles Despiau (1874), and Christian d'Oriola (1928).

Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In France

Among archaeologists born in France, François Bordes ranks 11Before him are André Leroi-Gourhan (1911), Henri Breuil (1877), Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes (1788), Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet (1821), Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913), and Victor Loret (1859). After him are André Parrot (1901) and Paul Rivet (1876).