Xavier Kretz
François Xavier Kretz (* 1830 ; † 1889 ) was a French engineer. He was chief engineer of the state-owned manufactories in France (Manufactures de l'État).
From 1850 to 1852 he studied at the École polytechnique . He taught mechanical engineering at the École d'Application des Manufactures d'État and was an engineer at the Service Central des Constructions.
In 1876 he received the Poncelet Prize . He was editor of the later editions of the Introduction à la mécaniqueindustrie, physique ou expérimentale and the Cours de mécanique appliquée aux machines by Jean-Victor Poncelet .
Web links
- Information on Xavier Kretz in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kretz, Xavier |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kretz, François Xavier (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1830 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1889 |