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Émile Argand

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Swiss geologist (1879-1940)

SwitzerlandAcademicsLived 1879 to 1940 · aged 61
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Émile Argand was a Swiss geologist. He founded the Geological Institute of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Argand is known for his study of the Alps, and was an early proponent of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift. Argand published a tectonic map of Asia, for which he was awarded the Spendiarov Prize.

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Awards 2

1927Marcel Benoist Prize
1913Spendiarov Prize

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Émile Argand was a Swiss geologist. He founded the Geological Institute of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Argand is known for his study of the Alps, and was an early proponent of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift. Argand published a tectonic map of Asia, for which he was awarded the Spendiarov Prize. He also won the Marcel Benoist Prize. A road, a region on the moon and a series of conferences in Europe are named after him, and the International Union of Geological Sciences' highest award is named the Emile Argand Medal.

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Switzerland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1879 to 1940 · aged 61
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