Claude Antoine Couplet
Claude Antoine Couplet (born April 20, 1642 in Paris , † July 25, 1722 ) was a French engineer.
Couplet initially became a lawyer, but then turned to his inclination to mathematics, particularly mechanics ( hydraulics ). He was a student of the king's engineer and astronomer Jacques Buot (or Buhot) and married his stepdaughter in 1665. When the Paris Académie des sciences was founded in 1666, Buhot was one of the founding members and Couplet was soon accepted and its treasurer. He became the overseer of the machine collection and was given an apartment in the royal observatory. In 1670 he bought Buhot's professorship for mathematics (Professeur de la mathematique de la grande écurie ). He made a name for himself by building aqueducts in private parks and cities. For the town of Coulanges-la-Vineuse in Bourgogne , which suffered from a lack of water and was therefore often powerless at the mercy of fires, he built a water supply in three months at relatively low cost, which further strengthened his reputation. A monument was erected for him in the city. He also used the opportunity to improve the water supply in Auxerre and Courson . In 1720 he suffered a stroke and died two years later.
His son Pierre Couplet was his successor as treasurer of the academy and also known as an engineer.
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- ↑ Biography after Johann Samuelersch and other general encyclopedia of sciences and arts
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Couplet, Claude Antoine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1642 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1722 |