Claudius Crozet
Civil engineer, Deceased Person
1789 – 1864
Who was Claudius Crozet?
Benoît "Claudius" Crozet was an educator and civil engineer.
Crozet was born in France. After serving in the French military, in 1816, he immigrated to the United States. He taught at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and helped found the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia. Crozet was Principal Engineer for the Virginia Board of Public Works and oversaw the planning and construction of canals, turnpikes, bridges and railroads in Virginia, including the area which is now West Virginia. He became widely known as the "Pathfinder of the Blue Ridge."
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- Born
- Dec 31, 1789
Villefranche-sur-Saône - Nationality
- United States of America
- France
- Profession
- Education
- École Polytechnique
- Died
- Jan 29, 1864
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on July 23, 2013
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