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Jean François Mayor de Montricher
Swiss engineer (1810–1858) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean François Mayor de Montricher (otherwise Frantz Mayor de Montricher) (19 April 1810 – 28 May 1858) was a Swiss engineer. He designed the Roquefavour Aqueduct, near Aix-en-Provence in France, and drained the Fucine Lake in Central Italy.
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Jean François Mayor de Montricher | |
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![]() Bust by Andre-Joseph Allar at the Palais Longchamp in Marseille | |
Born | 19 April 1810 |
Died | 28 May 1858 (1858-05-29) (aged 48) |
Education | Lycée Thiers, Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées |
Occupation | Engineer |
Parent(s) | Jean Charles Louis Mayor de Montricher Marie Nicolette Pauline Françoise Chamot |
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