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Xavier Le Pichon (1937-2025) Geophysicist. Xavier Le Pichon was born in Quy Nhon, Vietnam, and died in Sisteron, France.

Full Name

Xavier Thaddée Le Pichon

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1937

Birth

Xavier Thaddée Le Pichon was born in Quy Nhon, Vietnam, on June 18, 1937.

Around 1963

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Le Pichon studied at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University.

1973

Literary Work

Plate Tectonics
Elsevier Scientific Pub. Company
0444410945 / 978-0444410948
Nonfiction written with Jean Bonnin and Jean Francheteau.

2025

Death

Xavier Le Pichon died at his home in Sisteron, France, on March 22, 2025.

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