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Pierre-Marie Termier

French geologist

Pierre-Marie Termier (3 July 1859 – 23 October 1930) was a French geologist.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Pierre-Marie Termier (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 3, 1859, died Oct 23, 1930.¹

About

He was born in Lyon, in Rhône, France, the son of Joseph François Termier and Jeanne Mollard. At the age of 18 he entered the Polytechnic School, then the Paris School of Mines in 1880. After graduation, he became professor at the school of mines at Saint-Etienne. In 1894 he left for Paris, where he would teach for the remainder of his career.

He was elected as a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1909, in the mineralogy section. Two years later he became the director of the French geological cartography service. In 1930 he became vice-president of the Academy.

During his career he performed geological studies of the Alps, as well as Corsica and North Africa. He was a proponent of the nappe concept and of tectonics as a mountain-building force.

The wrinkle ridge Dorsum Termier on the Moon is named after him.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pierre-Marie Termier, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Société géologique de FranceChair¹⁹

Early life and education

1878 to 1880École polytechnique³
1880 to 1883Mines ParisTech³

Career

Occupation: geologist, poet, director, university teacher, mining engineer.⁹

1930Deputy chairperson, French Academy of Sciences⁴
1929President of the Geological Society of France⁴
1922President, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography⁴
1920President of the Geological Society of France⁴
Since 1914Inspector general of Mines⁴
1912 to 1930Professor^{4 6}
Since 1911Director, Q110597698⁴
1911President, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography⁴
1904President of the Geological Society of France⁴
1897President, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography⁴
1894 to 1912Professor^{4 6}
1885 to 1894Professor^{4 5}
Date not recordedChair, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography⁷
Date not recordedChair, Société géologique de France⁸

Personal life

BornJul 3, 1859, 1st arrondissement of Lyon^{10 11}
DiedOct 23, 1930, Varces-Allières-et-Risset¹²
CitizenshipFrance¹³
Children7^{14 15}

Awards

1927Commander of the Legion of Honour^{16 17}
1914Officer of the Legion of Honour^{16 17}
1903Joseph Prestwich Prize^{16 18}
1897Knight of the Legion of Honour^{16 17}

Sources

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WikidataSociété géologique de France, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsPierre-Marie Termier photo by Robertmahl, CC BY-SA 3.0