--- title: "2 Emile Argand Quotes - Famous Geologist" description: "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..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b028/author-emile-argand-108749.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Emile Argand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b028/author-emile-argand-108749.jpg) # Emile Argand (1879–1940) Geologist **2** quotes in **28** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Emile Argand was a geologist, best known for *L'exploration géologique des Alpes pennines centrales*. ## Quick Facts About Emile Argand Born January 6, 1879 Died September 14, 1940 Profession Geologist Notable works L'exploration géologique des Alpes pennines centrales ## About Emile Argand 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. ## Quotes by Emile Argand > [“How many times did the sun shine, how many times did the wind howl over the desolate tundras, over the bleak immensity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emile-argand/how-many-times-did-the-sun-shine-how-many-times-did-the-wind-howl/) [Emile Argand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emile-argand/) [Earth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d43/emile-argand-108749_earth_how-many-times-did-the-sun-shine-how-man_918789.jpg) > [The volumes, the surfaces, the lines-in one word, the structures that build a tectonic construction-do not represent the whole picture: there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emile-argand/the-volumes-the-surfaces-the-lines-in-one-word-the-structures-that/) [Emile Argand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emile-argand/) [Animated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animated/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/emile-argand-108749_animated_the-volumes-the-surfaces-the-lines-in-on_1776376.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emile-argand/#itemlist", "name": "Emile Argand Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“How many times did the sun shine, how many times did the wind howl over the desolate tundras, over the bleak immensity of the Siberian taigas, over the brown deserts where the Earth’s salt shines, over the high peaks capped with silver, over the shivering jungles, over the undulating forests of the tropics! Day after day, through infinite time, the scenery has changed in imperceptible features. 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