François Andréossy
François Andréossy (born June 10, 1633 in Paris , † June 3, 1688 in Castelnaudary ) was a French engineer , topographer and cartographer , whose family originally came from the Italian city of Lucca .
Life
In 1650 he drew a relief map of the city of Nantes . In 1660 he traveled to Italy ( Lombardy and Padua ) and studied there especially canals and locks . On his return he hired Pierre-Paul Riquet and later became his right-hand man in the construction of the Canal du Midi (construction began in 1666). Andréossy distinguished himself above all as a civil engineer and specialist in hydraulics and also brought his cartography skills to bear. The Canal du Midi occupied him until his death, and so did his descendants. His great-grandson, General Antoine-François Andréossy , in his work Histoire du Canal du Midi, took the view that his ancestor should be regarded as the "father of the canal" instead of Pierre-Paul Riquet.
literature
- LTC Rolt : From sea to sea. The Canal du Midi . Lane Publ., London 1973, ISBN 0-7139-0471-2 .
- Chandra Mukerji: Impossible Engineering. Technology and Territoriality on the Canal Du Midi (Studies in cultutral sociology). Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 2009, ISBN 978-0-691-16665-0 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andréossy, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engineer, topographer, cartographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1633 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 1688 |
| Place of death | Castelnaudary |