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.
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]
Auguste Jouret, Frantz Mayor de Montricher: 1810-1858, Lyon: Technica, 1947.[5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Struturae: Frantz Mayor de Montricher". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ abcdEuropean Regional Conference Integrated Land and Water Resources Management in History: Proceedings of the Special Session on History, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage , May 16th, 2005, p. 178 [1]
^ abBulletin des lois de la République Française, 1831, Volumes 2-3, p. 611 [2]
^ abc [The Aqueduct of Roquefavour] (in French). ventabren.fr. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
^World Cat. OCLC 77824705. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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jean, françois, mayor, montricher, otherwise, frantz, mayor, montricher, april, 1810, 1858, swiss, engineer, designed, roquefavour, aqueduct, near, provence, france, drained, fucine, lake, central, italy, bust, andre, joseph, allar, palais, longchamp, marseill. Jean Francois 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 Jean Francois Mayor de MontricherBust by Andre Joseph Allar at the Palais Longchamp in MarseilleBorn19 April 1810Lully Vaud SwitzerlandDied28 May 1858 1858 05 29 aged 48 Naples ItalyEducationLycee Thiers Ecole Polytechnique Ecole des Ponts et ChausseesOccupationEngineerParent s Jean Charles Louis Mayor de Montricher Marie Nicolette Pauline Francoise Chamot The Roquefavour AqueductContents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Death 2 Further reading 3 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Jean Francois Mayor de Montricher was born on 19 April 1810 in Lully Vaud Switzerland 1 2 3 His mother was Marie Nicolette Pauline Francoise 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 Lycee Thiers in Marseille He graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees 2 3 Career edit 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 Napoleon 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 Death edit He died of typhoid fever on 28 May 1858 in Naples Italy 1 2 Further reading editAuguste Jouret Frantz Mayor de Montricher 1810 1858 Lyon Technica 1947 5 References edit a b Struturae Frantz Mayor de Montricher Retrieved 1 October 2014 a b c d European Regional Conference Integrated Land and Water Resources Management in History Proceedings of the Special Session on History International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage May 16th 2005 p 178 1 a b Bulletin des lois de la Republique Francaise 1831 Volumes 2 3 p 611 2 a b c L Aqueduc de Roquefavour The Aqueduct of Roquefavour in French ventabren fr Archived from the original on 7 September 2014 Retrieved 19 September 2014 World Cat OCLC 77824705 Retrieved 1 October 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Francois Mayor de Montricher amp oldid 1191819230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
