Albert Gisclard
Albert Victor Hippolyte Léon Gisclard (* 1844 in Nîmes ; † October 31, 1909 while building the Ligne de Cerdagne ) was a French engineer and known for the cable-stayed bridges he designed .
Life
Albert Gisclard graduated from the École polytechnique in 1862 and then became an officer in the pioneer troops . There he mainly dealt with building bridges. In 1897 Gisclard left the military to develop new types of cable-stayed bridges.
Gisclard and five other people died in a train accident during the construction of the Ligne de Cerdagne in October 1909 .
Gisclard bridges
| opening | Surname | place | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Passerelle Marguerite | La Foa , New Caledonia | Road bridge over the La Foa |
| 1910 | Pont de Cassagne | Pyrénées-Orientales , France | Railway bridge of the Ligne de Cerdagne over the Têt |
| 1913 | Viaduc des Rochers Noirs | Corrèze , France | Railway bridge over the Luzège |
| 1924 | Puente Colgante de Santa Fe | Santa Fe , Argentina | Road bridge over the Laguna Setúbal |
| 1928 | Pont du Port-à-l'Anglais | Val-de-Marne , France | Road bridge over the Seine |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on Passerelle Marguerite (French) ( Memento of October 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gisclard, Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gisclard, Albert Victor Hippolyte Léon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French bridge construction engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nîmes |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1909 |
| Place of death | Pyrénées-Orientales department |