Alfred Maurice Picard
Alfred Maurice Picard (born December 21, 1844 in Strasbourg , † March 8, 1913 in Paris ) was a French engineer and politician .
Life
From 1862 he attended the École polytechnique and entered the office for bridge and road construction ("ponts et chaussées"). During the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, he directed work on the defensive structures on the border. He then held various positions in the "ministère des travaux publics" (building ministry).
He was the general reporter and general commissioner of the Paris World Exhibitions of 1889 and 1900 . He became Minister of the Navy in the cabinet of Georges Clemenceau in 1908, but his failure in the face of the collapse of the French Navy led to his and Clemenceau's fall in 1909. Instead, Picard was appointed Vice President of the Conseil d'État in 1912 .
Works
- Picard, Alfred Maurice: "Paris Exposition universelle, 1900" , Paris, 1902, Imprimerie nationale.
- Picard, Alfred Maurice: "Les chemins de fer, aperçu historique: résultats généraux de l'ouvreture des chemins de fer ..." 1918, H. Dunod et E. Pinat.
Awards
- 1900: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
- 1902: Member of the Académie des Sciences
literature
- Shaw, Albert: Review of Reviews and World's Work , 1934, Review of Reviews.
- Wesemael, Pieter van: "Architecture to Instinct and Delight: A Socio-historical Analysis of World Exhibitions as a ..." , 2001, Publishers, ISBN 90-6450-383-4 , p. 764.
Web links
- Website of the polytechnic library (French) ( Memento from January 1, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Picard, Alfred Maurice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engineer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1913 |
| Place of death | Paris |