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CNRS Gold medallists
Since it was created in 1954, the CNRS Gold Medal is awarded annually to scientific figures who have made an exceptional contribution, in a range of disciplines, to the innovation and influence of French research. It is presented to eminent, internationally renowned scientists for their career and work.
2002
Claude Lorius
Claude Lorius
& Jean Jouzel
Climatology
2001
Maurice Godelier
Maurice Godelier
Anthropology
2000
Michel Lazdunski
Michel Lazdunski
Biochemistry
1999
Jean-Claude Risset
Jean-Claude Risset
Computer music
1998
Pierre Potier
Pierre Potier
Chemistry
1997
Jean Rouxel
Jean Rouxel
Chemistry
1996
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
Physics | Nobel Prize in physics 1997
1995
Claude Hagege
Claude Hagege
Linguistics
1994
Claude Allegre
Claude Allegre
Earth physics
1993
Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu
Sociology
1992
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Neurobiology
1991
Jacques Le Goff
Jacques Le Goff
History
1990
Marc Julia
Marc Julia
Chemistry
1989
Michel Jouvet
Michel Jouvet
Biology
1988
Philippe Nozieres
Philippe Nozieres
Physics
1987
Georges Canguilhem
Georges Canguilhem
Philiosophy
1987
Jean-Pierre Serre
Jean-Pierre Serre
Mathematics | Fields medal 1954
1986
Nicole
Nicole
Le Douarin
Embryology
1985
Piotr Slonimsky
Piotr Slonimsky
Genetics
1984
Jean Brossel
Jean Brossel
Physics
1984
Jean-Pierre Vernant
Jean-Pierre Vernant
History
1983
Evry Schatzman
Evry Schatzman
Astrophysics
1982
Pierre Joliot
Pierre Joliot
Biochemistry
1981
Jean-Marie Lehn
Jean-Marie Lehn
Chemistry | Nobel Prize in chemistry 1987
1981
Roland Martin
Roland Martin
Archeology
1980
Pierre-Gille
Pierre-Gille
de Gennes
Physics | Nobel Prize in physics 1991
1979
Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon
Biology
1978
Maurice Allais
Maurice Allais
Economics | Nobel Prize in economics 1988
1978
Pierre Jacquinot
Pierre Jacquinot
Physics
1977
Charles Fehrenbach
Charles Fehrenbach
Astronomy
1976
Henri Cartan
Henri Cartan
Mathematics
1975
Raymond Castaing
Raymond Castaing
Physics
1975
Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt
Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt
Egyptology
1974
Edgar Lederer
Edgar Lederer
Biochemistry
1973
André
André
Leroi-Gourhan
Ethnology
1972
Jacques Oudin
Jacques Oudin
Immunology
1971
Bernard Halpern
Bernard Halpern
Immunology
1970
Jacques Friedel
Jacques Friedel
Physics
1969
Georges Chaudron
Georges Chaudron
Chemistry
1968
Boris Ephrussi
Boris Ephrussi
Genetics
1967
Claude
Claude
Levy-Strauss
Ethnologie
1966
Paul Pascal
Paul Pascal
Chemistry
1965
Louis Neel
Louis Neel
Physics | Nobel Prize in physics 1970
1964
Alfred Kastler
Alfred Kastler
Physics | Nobel Prize in physics 1966
1963
Robert Courrier
Robert Courrier
Biology
1962
Marcel Delepine
Marcel Delepine
Chemistry
1961
Pol Bouin
Pol Bouin
Physiology
1960
Raoul Blanchard
Raoul Blanchard
Geography
1959
Andre Danjon
Andre Danjon
Astrophysics
1958
Gaston Ramon
Gaston Ramon
Immunology
1957
Gaston Dupouy
Gaston Dupouy
Physics
1956
Jacques Hadamard
Jacques Hadamard
Mathematics
1955
Louis de Broglie
Louis de Broglie
Physics | Nobel Prize in physics 1929
1954
Emile Borel