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18th-century engineers

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Adrien-Marie LegendreAuthor · BooksAdrien-Marie Legendre[3] (lang; 18 September 1752 – 9 January 1833) was a French mathematician who made numerous contributions to mathematics.
Agustín de BetancourtDesigner · DesignAgustín de Betancourt y Molina (1 February 1758 – 24 July 1824) was a Spanish engineer, who worked in Spain, France and Russia.
Alexander ParrisDesigner · DesignAlexander Parris (November 24, 1780 – June 16, 1852) was a prominent American architect-engineer.
Andrew EllicottAuthor · Maps and atlasesAndrew Ellicott (January 24, 1754 – August 28, 1820) was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District…
Antoine Choquet de LinduDesigner · DesignAntoine Choquet de Lindu (7 November 1712, in Brest – 7 October 1790, in Brest) was a French architect and military engineer in the service of the French Navy.
Anton von ZachAuthor · BooksAnton Freiherr von Zach (14 June 1747 – 22 November 1826) was an Austrian general with Hungarian ancestors, who enlisted in the army of Habsburg Austria and fought against the First French…
Barthélemy-Prosper EnfantinAuthor · BooksBarthélemy-Prosper Enfantin (8 February 17961 September 1864) was a French social reformer, one of the founders of Saint-Simonianism. He was also a proponent of a Suez Canal.
Carlos AmaranteDesigner · DesignCarlos Luís Ferreira da Cruz Amarante (30 October 1748 – 22 January 1815) was a Portuguese military engineer and architect.
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-SimonAuthor · BooksClaude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon (17 October 1760 – 19 May 1825), better known as Henri de Saint-Simon (lang), was a French political, economic and socialist theorist and…
Colin MackenzieAuthor · Maps and atlases
Eberhard Friedrich WalckerPerson · Music memorabiliaWalcker Orgelbau (also known as E. F. Walcker & Cie.) of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is a builder of pipe organs.
Edme-François JomardAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdme-François Jomard (lang; 1777 – September 22, 1862) was a French cartographer, engineer, and archaeologist.
Ferdinand BerthoudArtist · WatchesFerdinand Berthoud (French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ bɛʁtu]; 18 March 1727 – 20 June 1807) was a scientist and watchmaker. He became a master watchmaker in Paris in 1753.
François-Nicolas MartinetEngraver · PrintsFrançois-Nicolas Martinet (1731 - c. 1800) was a French engineer, engraver and naturalist.
Franz SieberDesigner · DesignFranz Wilhelm Sieber (30 March 1789 – 17 December 1844) was a Czech-Austrian botanist and collector who travelled to Europe, the Middle East, Southern Africa and Australia.
George WashingtonAuthor · BooksGeorge Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
Gheorghe AsachiAuthor · BooksGheorghe Asachi (ˈɡe̯orɡe aˈsaki, surname also spelled Asaki; 1 March 1788 – 12 November 1869) was a Romanian prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist, engineer, border maker, and…
Giovanni Antonio AntoliniDesigner · DesignGiovanni Antonio Antolini (11 September 175311 March 1841) was an Italian architect and writer.
Giovanni Battista BorraIllustrator · IllustrationGiovanni Battista Borra (27 December 1713 – November 1770) was an Italian architect, engineer and architectural draughtsman born in Dogliani and believed to have died in Turin.
Giovanni Battista NolliAuthor · Maps and atlasesGiambattista Nolli (or Giovanni Battista) (9 April 1701 – 3 July 1756), was an Italian architect and surveyor.
Giuseppe JappelliDesigner · DesignGiuseppe Jappelli (14 May 1783 – 8 May 1852) was an Italian neoclassic architect and engineer who was born and died in Venice, which for much of his life was part of the Austrian Empire.
Hugh Lee PattinsonPhotographer · PhotographyHugh Lee Pattinson FRS (25 December 1796 – 11 November 1858) was an English industrial chemist.
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-PierreAuthor · BooksJacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (pron; also called Bernardin de St. Pierre) (19 January 1737, in Le Havre – 21 January 1814, in Éragny, Val-d'Oise) was a French writer and botanist.
Jacques-Nicolas BellinAuthor · Maps and atlasesJacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the "philosophes".
Jacques-Noël SanéDesigner · DesignJacques-Noël Sané (ʒak nɔɛl sane; 18 February 1740 – 22 August 1831) was a French shipwright.
James ElmesDesigner · DesignIllustration — A print of William Woolnoth's engraving of Guy's Hospital Entrance based on a drawing by James Elmes
Jan PotockiAuthor · BooksCount Jan Potocki (8 March 1761 – 23 December 1815) was a Polish nobleman, ethnologist, linguist, traveller and author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a…
Jean-Baptiste DebretArtist · PaintingsJean-Baptiste Debret (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist dəbʁɛ]; 18 April 1768 – 28 June 1848) was a French painter, who produced many valuable lithographs depicting the people of Brazil.
Jean-Baptiste Lislet GeoffroyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-Baptiste Lislet Geoffroy (born Jean-Baptiste Lislet; also known as Jean-Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy; 23 August 1755 – 8 February 1836) was a French astronomer, botanist and cartographer.
Jean-Nicolas TrouilleDesigner · DesignJean-Nicolas Trouille (1750 –1825) was a French politician, architect and military engineer.
Jean-Rodolphe PerronetDesigner · DesignJean-Rodolphe Perronet (8 October 1708 – 27 February 1794) was a French architect and structural engineer known for his many stone arch bridges.
Jeong Yak-yongAuthor · BooksJeong Yak-yong was born in Gwangju.
Johann Georg SpechtDesigner · DesignIllustration — Johann Georg Specht ca.
John FitchArtist · WatchesJohn Fitch (January 21, 1743 – July 2, 1798) was an American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur, and engineer.
John MontresorAuthor · Maps and atlasesCaptain John Montresor (22 April 1736 – June 1799) was a British Army officer and cartographer who served in the French and Indian War, Pontiac's War and American War of Independence.
John RennieDesigner · DesignJohn Rennie (7 June 1761 – 4 October 1821) was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, docks and warehouses, and a pioneer in the use of structural cast-iron.
Luigi GiuraDesigner · DesignLuigi Giura (14 October 17951 October 1864) was an Italian engineer and architect of Albanian origin.
Luis Alejandro BerthierArtist · SculptureLouis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram (French: [lwi alɛksɑ̃dʁ bɛʁtje];
Marc Isambard BrunelDesigner · DesignSir Marc Isambard Brunel (lang; 25 April 1769 – 12 December 1849) was a French-British engineer who is most famous for the work he did in Britain.
Mario GioffredoDesigner · DesignMario Gaetano Gioffredo, also called the Neapolitan Vitruvius (14 May 17188 March 1785), was an Italian Neoclassical architect, engineer, and engraver.
Pascal CosteDesigner · DesignXavier Pascal Coste (26 November 1787 – 8 February 1879) was a French architect. He was at one time a personal architect for Muhammad Ali Pasha.
Peter KinzingArtist · WatchesPeter Kinzing (1745–1816) was a noted German Mennonite clockmaker.
Pierre JacotinAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre Jacotin (1765–1827) was the director of the survey for the Carte de l'Égypte (Description de l'Égypte), the first triangulation-based map of Egypt, Syria and Palestine.
Pierre MéchainAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre François André Méchain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃dʁe meʃɛ̃]; 16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a…
Robert FultonArtist · PaintingsRobert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the…
Rouget de LisleAuthor · BooksClaude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836) was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Thomas Frederick ColbyAuthor · Maps and atlasesThomas Frederick Colby (1 September 17849 October 1852) was a British Army major-general and director of the Ordnance Survey (OS).
Tommaso TemanzaAuthor · BooksTommaso Temanza (9 March 170514 June 1789) was an Italian architect and author of the Neoclassic period.
William Gerard de BrahmAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn William Gerard de Brahm (1718 c. 1799) was a German cartographer, engineer and mystic.
Wolfgang von KempelenArtist · PaintingsJohann Wolfgang von Kempelen (Kempelen Farkas; 23 January 1734 – 26 March 1804) was a writer, engineer, and inventor, known for his chess-playing "automaton" hoax The Turk and for his…

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