François Clément Sauvage
François Clément Sauvage (born April 4, 1814 in Sedan , † November 11, 1872 in Paris ) was a French engineer and geologist .
Sauvage studied at the École polytechnique from 1831 to 1833 , where he graduated as the best of his class. He became a mining engineer (with the Corps des Mines) and did research in Mézières on metallurgy , chemistry and mineralogy . He also created geological maps of the Marne and Ardennes departments , over which he published a geological description. From 1838 to 1842 he studied the coal and ore mines in Spain . He then investigated the drying up of Lake Kopaïs in Boeotia in Greece in 1845 . On his return he published a geological description of Greece. In 1846 he became an engineer with the Eastern Railway Company (Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est) and was involved in the construction of a section of the railway from Frouard to the border. In 1848 the government sent him to Creusot during the February Revolution to restore order. He then took over the Orléans Railway Company in administration. In 1861 he became director of the Eastern Railway Company.
In 1871 he became a deputy to the National Assembly . He was in command of the Legion of Honor and is one of the 72 names on the Eiffel Tower .
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| SURNAME | Sauvage, François Clément |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engineer and geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sedan |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1872 |
| Place of death | Paris |