Denis Eydoux
Charles Marie Denis Hyacinthe Eydoux (born September 3, 1876 in Carpentras , Département Vaucluse , † 14 April 1969 in Pont-Saint-Esprit , Département Gard ) was a French engineer in the state road and bridge administration (Ponts et Chaussée) and professor for hydraulics.
He studied at the École polytechnique from 1896 and was its Directeur d´Etudes from 1925 to 1941.
Eydoux received the Poncelet Prize in 1925 .
In 1932, his arrest on the Yugoslav-Italian border for espionage through Italy caused a scandal. Eydoux was on vacation in the Alps and also visited Italian hydraulic engineering facilities. He was released after a year in prison.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Denis Eydoux (1876-1969). In: data.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on October 20, 2018 (French).
- ↑ Denis Eydoux on Geneanet ; accessed on October 20, 2018
- ^ Missing french savant found in italian prison, Chicago Tribune, January 15, 1933
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eydoux, Denis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eydoux, Charles Marie Denis Hyacinthe (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carpentras , Vaucluse department |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1969 |
| Place of death | Pont-Saint-Esprit , Gard department |