Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse
Civil engineer, Deceased Person
1822 – 1883
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Who was Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse?
Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse was a French civil engineer who specialized in the design and use of hydraulic motors.
Bresse graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1843 and received his formal education in engineering at the École des Ponts et Chaussées. He returned to the École des Ponts et Chaussées in 1848 as an instructor for applied mechanics courses and in 1853 gained his professorship in applied mechanics, after which he taught at the school until his death in 1883.
His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.
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- Born
- Oct 9, 1822
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
- École Polytechnique
- Died
- May 22, 1883
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on July 23, 2013
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