Françoise Gasse
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Françoise Gasse | |
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| Born | 1942 |
| Died | 22 April 2014 (aged 71–72) |
| Occupation(s) | paleobiologist, paleoclimatologist and paleohydrologist |
Françoise Gasse (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swaz ɡas] ⓘ; born 1942;[1] died 22 April 2014[2]) was a French paleobiologist, paleoclimatologist and paleohydrologist. She specialized in environmental phenomena and more specifically the study of lacustrine sediments from ancient lakes in Africa[3] and Asia region.[4] F. Gasse had special impact in starting the first research projects that aim at rebuilding paleoclimatic variations and Quaternary paleoenvironments in different regions and precisely: the Sahara and the Sahel, East Africa and Madagascar, Western (Caspian) and Southern (Tibet), and in the Middle East (Lebanon).[1] She was a member of PAGES (Past Global Changes)/ The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme.[5]
