Blaise Francois Pagan

Blaise François Pagan was a French aristocrat, soldier, and military engineer. He was born sometime in 1603 in Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols, Vauclus. He died in Paris 18 November 1665. A military engineer, field marshal, traveler, and theorist of fortification, whose example Vauban built on. Pagan's "Les Fortifications" was the dominant text of its day.[1]

A descendant of a Neapolitan noble family which moved to France in 1552, he served in the armies of Louis XIII and Louis XIV. He died without issue.

References

  1. ↑ Le Page, Jean-Denis (Oct 20, 2009). Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV: An Illustrated History of Fortifications and Strategies. McFarland. pp. 71–72.


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