Bernard Renau d'Elicagaray

Bernard Renau d'Elicagaray (born February 2, 1652 in Armendarits (old: Armandaritz; in the French department Pyrénées-Atlantiques ); † September 30, 1719 in Pougues-les-Eaux ) was a French engineer and naval officer.

He is said to have designed and built the first galiote à bombe based on the Dutch Galiot in 1682 . After the publication of his work, he discussed the technology of steering a sailing ship with Christiaan Huygens in public.

In 1699 he was made an honorary member of the Académie royale des sciences by King Louis XIV .

Works

De la theory de la maneuver ; Published anonymously in 1689

Web links

http://perso.orange.fr/vieillemarine/biblio/pages/Renau.htm

Individual evidence

^ List of members since 1666: Letter R. Académie des sciences, accessed on February 20, 2020 (French).

personal data
SURNAME	Renau d'Elicagaray, Bernard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French engineer and naval officer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 2, 1652
PLACE OF BIRTH	Poor charity
DATE OF DEATH	September 30, 1719
Place of death	Pougues-les-Eaux

[1] List of members since 1666: Letter R. Académie des sciences, accessed on February 20, 2020 (French).