Paolo Antonio Pirazzoli (1939–2017) was an Italian and French geomorphologist.
Made redundant by the engineering company he was working for, he turned to a career in geography, earning a PhD in Geography (1976), titled “Les variations du niveau marin depuis 2000 ans” [Variations in sea-levels over 2000 years].
His main research centred on Quaternary sea-level changes, and shorelines (Holocene, Pleistocene) all over the world.
As head of research at CNRS, Paris, he led several international projects,[1] and was scientific editor for a number of journals, including Global and Planetary Change (Elsevier).
The International Association of Geomorphology awarded him Honorary Fellowship in 2013, for his services to the discipline.