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Eduard Suess (1831-1914) is probably the greatest geologist who ever lived. He died 100 years ago and left us the modern geology as we know it. His work ranged from paleontology through stratigraphy, geomorphology, urban geology, finally to tectonics. His magnum opus was the multi-volume Das Antlitz der Erde (The Face of the Earth), the greatest book in the history of geology. It is a complete description of the geology of the planet from the viewpoint of the theory of thermal contraction in Constant Prevost’s version, as modified by Suess. For all the admiration it caused it has been largely left unread and as a consequence geology lost some half a century until the invention of plate tectonics in 1965. This was in part, because the way Suess wrote the book made reading very difficult. The following is not a biography of Suess, but a review and evaluation of his work during the centenary of his death. RESUME Eduard Suess (1831-1914) est probablement le plus grand geologue qui ait jamais vecu. Il est mort il y a 100 ans et il nous a laisse la geologie moderne telle que nous la connaissons. Son oeuvre va de la paleontologie a la stratigraphie, la geomorphologie, la geologie urbaine, enfin jusqu’a la tectonique. Son magnum opus est le multi-volume Das Antlitz der Erde (La Face de la Terre), le plus grand livre de l’histoire de la geologie. C’est une description complete de la geologie de la planete du point de vue de la theorie de la contraction thermique dans la version de Constant Prevost, modifiee par Suess lui -meme. En depit de l’admiration dont il etait l’objet , ce grand livre a ete tres peu lu. En consequence la geologie a perdu pres d’un demi-siecle jusqu’a l’invention de la tectonique des plaques en 1965. C’est en partie a cause de la facon dont Suess a ecrit le livre qui rend la lecture tres difficile. Ce qui suit n’est pas une biographie de Suess, mais un examen et une evaluation de son travail a l’occasion du centenaire de sa mort.

The Founder of Modern Geology Died 100 Years Ago: The Scientific Work and Legacy of Eduard Suess