Jean François Mayor de Montricher
Jean François Mayor de Montricher | |
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Bust by Andre-Joseph Allar at the Palais Longchamp in Marseille | |
Born |
April 19, 1810 Lully, Vaud, Switzerland |
Died |
May 28, 1858 Naples, Italy |
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 (otherwise Frantz Mayor de Montricher) (1810-1858) was a Swiss engineer. He designed the Roquefavour Aqueduct, near Aix-en-Provence in France, and drained the Fucine Lake in Central Italy.
Biography
Early life
Jean François Mayor de Montricher was born on April 19, 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]
Career
Mayor de Montricher was employed by Maximin-Dominique Consolat, the Mayor of Marseilles, to design the Roquefavour Aqueduct.[4] On September 30, 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.
Death
He died on May 28, 1858 in Naples, Italy.[1][2]
Further reading
- Auguste Jouret, Frantz Mayor de Montricher: 1810-1858, Lyon: Technica, 1947.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Struturae: Frantz Mayor de Montricher". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 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 2 Bulletin des lois de la République Française, 1831, Volumes 2-3, p. 611
- 1 2 3 "L'Aqueduc de Roquefavour" [The Aqueduct of Roquefavour] (in French). ventabren.fr. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "World Cat". Retrieved 1 October 2014.