Joseph Albert Bacler d'Albe

Joseph Albert Bacler d'Albe ([ båk´laiʀ dålb ]) (also called José Alberto, born July 22, 1789 in Sallanches , Savoy , † December 29, 1824 in Valparaíso , Chile ), was a French military topographer .

Life

He was the oldest child of the military topographer and general staff officer in the Napoleonic armies, Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe . After the restoration , he emigrated to Chile. In South America he is considered to be the founder of the local military topography.

Individual evidence

↑ Joseph Thomas: Universal pronouncing dictionary of biography and mythology . tape 1 . JB Lippincott and co., Philadelphia 1870, OCLC 1073507 , p. 2345 ( books.google.cl [accessed October 19, 2011]).
↑ Patrick Puigmal: Los inicios de la Topografía Militar en Chile . In: Revista de Historia Militar . No. 4 . Instituto Geográfico Militar, Santiago de Chile December 2005 ( ejercito.cl [PDF; 8.0 MB ; accessed on October 12, 2011]).

personal data
SURNAME	Bacler d'Albe, Joseph Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bacler d'Albe, José Alberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French military topographer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 22, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sallanches , Savoy
DATE OF DEATH	December 29, 1824
Place of death	Valparaíso , Chile

[Thomas_1870-1] Joseph Thomas: Universal pronouncing dictionary of biography and mythology . tape 1 . JB Lippincott and co., Philadelphia 1870, OCLC 1073507 , p. 2345 ( books.google.cl [accessed October 19, 2011]).

[Puigmal_2005-2] Patrick Puigmal: Los inicios de la Topografía Militar en Chile . In: Revista de Historia Militar . No. 4 . Instituto Geográfico Militar, Santiago de Chile December 2005 ( ejercito.cl [PDF; 8.0 MB ; accessed on October 12, 2011]).