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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 (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 |
Jean François Mayor de Montricher was born on 19 April 1810 in Lully, Vaud, Switzerland.[1][2][3] His mother was Marie Nicolette Pauline Françoise Chamot. His father, Jean Charles Louis Mayor de Montricher, was a businessman who moved to Marseille for work. As a result, Jean Francois was educated at the Lycée Thiers in Marseille. He graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées.[2][3]
Mayor de Montricher was employed by Maximin-Dominique Consolat, the Mayor of Marseilles, to design the Roquefavour Aqueduct.[4] On 30 September 1852 Emperor Louis Napoléon Bonaparte awarded him with the Legion of Honor for his work.[4] In 2002, it became a monument historique (English: national heritage site).[4]
Later, he was commissioned by Alessandro Torlonia, 2nd Prince of Civitella-Cesi, to drain the Fucine Lake in Central Italy.[2] The resulting plain became one of Italy's most fertile regions.
He died of typhoid fever on 28 May 1858 in Naples, Italy.[1][2]
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