Thomas-Charles-Auguste Dallery

Thomas-Charles-Auguste Dallery (born September 4, 1754 in Amiens , † June 1, 1835 in Jouy-en-Josas ) was a French engineer .

He comes from the French organ building family Dallery . His father, Charles Dallery (1710-1780) came from Amiens. His nephew Pierre Dallery (1735–1800) built the organ for Notre-Dame in Paris.

At first he also devoted himself to organ building and perfected jewelry. In 1780 he invented a steam engine with a boiler tube. In December 1783, he raised two balloons in Amiens. Three weeks later, Alexander Lapostolle (1749–1830) recommended coal gas for filling balloons. In 1802 he patented a four-wheel steam car with the first gearbox. In 1803 he received a patent for a steam-powered propeller to drive a ship. He had undertaken to build a boat on this principle, but ruined himself doing it.

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↑ The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology by Joseph Thomas
↑ Richard Zsigmondy: About gel structures . In: The natural sciences . tape 1 , no. 42 , October 1913, p. 1013-1014 , doi : 10.1007 / BF01490947 .

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SURNAME	Dallery, Thomas-Charles-Auguste
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 4, 1754
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amiens
DATE OF DEATH	June 1, 1835
Place of death	Jouy-en-Josas

[1] The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology by Joseph Thomas

[2] Richard Zsigmondy: About gel structures . In: The natural sciences . tape 1 , no. 42 , October 1913, p. 1013-1014 , doi : 10.1007 / BF01490947 .