Henri Gautier
Henri Gautier, sometimes called Hubert Gautier (21 August 1660 – 27 September 1737) was a French engineer. He was born in Nîmes, France.
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Henri Gautier
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- Name
- Henri Gautier
- Born
- 21 August 1660
- Birthplace
- Nîmes, Languedoc, France
- Died
- 27 September 1737
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- engineer · cartographer
- Education
- University of Orange
- Languages
- French
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Henri Gautier, sometimes called Hubert Gautier (21 August 1660 – 27 September 1737) was a French engineer. He was born in Nîmes, France.
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• Name — Henri Gautier • Born — 21 August 1660 • Birthplace — Nîmes, Languedoc, France • Died — 27 September 1737 • Place of death — Paris, France
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Gautier initially trained as a medical doctor, turning to mathematics and finally engineering. He served as an engineer for 28 years in the province of Languedoc. He was appointed Inspecteur général des ponts et chaussées in 1713, and moved to Paris where he continued working until his retirement in 1731. In 1716, he wrote the first book on building bridges, Traité des ponts. He died in Paris, France at the age of 77.
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Title page of a 1723 copy of Volume I of Henri (Hubert) Gautier's "La Bibliothèque des philosophes." Copy located in the Niels Bohr Library Archives, American Institute of Physics, in College Park, Maryland.
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1723 copy of Volume I of Henri (Hubert) Gautier's "La Bibliothèque des philosophes." Copy located in the Niels Bohr Library Archives, American Institute of Physics, in College Park, Maryland.
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Gautier wrote several published works on engineering, civil engineering and geology. • La bibliotheque des philosophes, volumes I-II • Traité de la construction des chemins • Illustration — 1723 copy of Volume I of H. Gautier, "La bibliotheque des philosophes" • Illustration — Title page to "La bibliotheque des philosophes" • Illustration — Preface to "La bibliotheque des philosophes"
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It is also recorded that traité des ponts, ou il est parle' de ceux des Romains & de ceux des.
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- 1.Henri ou Hubert Gautier ? Il signe ses ouvrages H. Gautier. Le site de la BnF l'appelle Henri Gautier et l'Encyclopædia Britannica l'appelle Hubert Gautier. Il est aussi appelé Henri Gautier dans le chapitre Répertoire alphabétique des ingénieurs de l'ouvrage d'André Brunot et Roger Coquand, sur Le Corps des ponts et chaussées, .
- 2.Histoire civile, ecclésiastique et littéraire de la ville de Nismes avec les preuves. Hugues-Daniel Chaubert. 1755.
- 3.Études historiques surl›administration des voies publiques en France au dix-septième et dix-huitième siècles. Dunod, éditeur. 1862.
- 4.109.
- 5.AD Gard, 2E36-828, notariat de Milhaud, Me Charles Marignan, 15/10/1773.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- André Brunot et Roger Coquand - Le Corps des Ponts et Chaussées - CNRS Editions - Histoire de l'administration française - Paris -1982 -
- Le pont en France avant le temps des ingénieurs. Picard. 1986. 2-7084-0322-2.
- L'histoire des routes de France du Moyen Âge à la Révolution. Presses de l'École nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. 1997. 2-85978-280-X.
- Histoire civile, ecclésiastique et littéraire de la ville de Nismes avec des notes et des preuves. Hugues-Daniel Chaubert. 1755.
- Kenneth L. Taylor. François Ellenberger, À l'aube de la géologie moderne : Henri Gautier (1660-1737). Isis. 254. History of Science Society. Paris. décembre 1979. 33. en. 70.
- François Ellenberger - La théorie de la Terre d'Henri Gautier: documents sur la naissance de la science de la Terre de langue française - Histoire et Nature - - Muséum national d'histoire naturelle - Paris 1977
- Pierre Larousse. Gautier (Henri). Grand dictionnaire universel du. Paris. Administration du Grand dictionnaire universel. 1872. 1090.
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