Jean François Mayor de Montricher

Jean François Mayor de Montricher

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 (a.k.a. Frantz Mayor de Montricher) (1810-1858) was a Swiss engineer. He designed the Aqueduc de Roquefavour near Aix-en-Provence in France and drained the Fucine Lake in Central Italy.

Aqueduc de Roquefavour.

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

He was hired by Maximin-Dominique Consolat, the Mayor of Marseille, to design the Aqueduc de Roquefavour.[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 di 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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Struturae: Frantz Mayor de Montricher". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bulletin des lois de la République Française, 1831, Volumes 2-3, p. 611
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "L'Aqueduc de Roquefavour" [The Aqueduct of Roquefavour] (in French). ventabren.fr. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "World Cat". Retrieved 1 October 2014.