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Name
  
Emile Argand

Role
  
Geologist


Books
  
Tectonics of Asia

Awards
  
Marcel Benoist Prize

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Died
  
September 14, 1940, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Émile Argand (January 6, 1879 – September 14, 1940) was a Swiss geologist.

He was born in Eaux-Vives near Geneva. He attended vocational school in Geneva then worked as a draftsman. He studied anatomy in Paris, but gave up medicine to pursue his interest in geology.

He was an early proponent of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift, viewing plate tectonics and continental collisions as the best explanation for the formation of the Alps. He is also noted for his application of the theory of tectonics to the continent of Asia.

He founded the Geological Institute of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Awards and honors

  • 1913 Spendiarov Prize
  • 1926 Marcel Benoist Prize
  • A region of wrinkle ridges on the Moon was named Dorsa Argand after him.
  • There is a road named "Rue Emile-Argand" at the University of Neuchâtel.
  • Argandite, a mineral.

    • References

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