Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt
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Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt (6 August 1920 – 4 November 1998) was a Belgian geologist
who worked mainly in Africa. He worked at the Universities of Ghent
and Brussels. He gained international fame in 1960 when he discovered the Ishango Bone
.
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
who worked mainly in Africa. He worked at the Universities of Ghent
Ghent University
Ghent University is a Dutch-speaking public university located in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of the larger Flemish universities, consisting of 32,000 students and 7,100 staff members. The current rector is Paul Van Cauwenberge.It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands...
and Brussels. He gained international fame in 1960 when he discovered the Ishango Bone
Ishango bone
The Ishango bone is a bone tool, dated to the Upper Paleolithic era. It is a dark brown length of bone, the fibula of a baboon, with a sharp piece of quartz affixed to one end, perhaps for engraving...
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