Louis Armand
Louis Armand | |
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École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris | |
Occupation | Engineer |
Known for | Inventor, administrator, resistance fighter |
Spouse | Geneviève Gazel (m. 1928–1971) |
Relatives | Antoine Armand (grandson) |
Louis François Armand (17 January 1905 – 30 August 1971) was a French
A station on Marseille Metro Line 1 opened in 2010 under Boulevard Louis-Armand bears his name.
Biography
Early years
Louis Armand was born in
Career
He joined the Compagnie du chemin de fer Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) in 1934, transferring to the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) when the PLM was nationalised in 1938. In 1940–1941 he invented a method for preventing the calcification, furring up, of engine boilers called the Traitement Integral Armand (TIA) water treatment process for steam locomotives.[2]
During the
In 1949, Armand was named the general manager of the SNCF and created the Société du tunnel sous la Manche in 1957. During this time, he pushed for the electrification of the rail system using AC voltage.
From 1958 to 1959, he managed the European atomic energy commission (Euratom), having inspired its creation.[1]
In the late 1960s, after
This non-profit and non-political organization was soon going to leave the Junior Chamber of Commerce to become independent. To help that organization, Louis Armand, as a visionary global thinker, provided access to some of the best "global leaders" in international business, world politics, academia and scientific research who addressed the Forum, under the royal guidance of
"L'Entreprise de Demain - Forum for Tomorrow" soon developed chapters in Denmark, France, Switzerland and the United States, allowing some of the most brilliant minds of the time to address corporate executives and share their views about the future of the world.
Louis Armand wrote a book on "l'Entreprise de Demain" in 1970, and the history of the organization was also published in the "Que Sais-Je?" collection.
In 1971, Louis Armand successfully pushed to have the word "creativity" included in the French dictionary.[1]
Armand died in Villers-sur-Mer, at 66.
Without the visionary inspiration and guidance of Louis Armand, "L'Entreprise de Demain - Forum for Tomorrow" could never have been formed. The worldwide organization lasted for well over 20 years. Its founder and international president, Christian LeClercq, died in July 2011.
Bibliography
- 1961 : Plaidoyer pour l’avenir
- 1965 : De la Savoie au Val d’Aoste par le tunnel du Mont-Blanc
- 1968 : Simples propos
- 1968 : Le pari européen (with Michel Drancourt)
- 1969 : Propos ferroviaires
- 1970 : De la cybernétique à l’intéressement
- 1970 : L’Entreprise de demain
- 1974 : Message pour ma patrie professionnelle
References
- ^ a b c "SNCF History – Louis Armand". Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- ^ Direct Chemical Treatment of Boiler Water Compared to Lineside Treatment Archived 7 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Buzaré, Josette (2000). Louis Armand, le savoyard du siècle. Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France: Éd. La Salévienne.