François-Eugène Belgrand
1810–78
French civil engineer and hydrologist. Studied the hydrology of the Paris basin and explained the landscape as the result of the movement of large bodies of water in the post-glacial period. Engineer responsible for navigation on the river Seine between Paris and Rouen, 1852–5. Worked for the department of water and drainage, Paris, from 1855; director, 1867. Inspector-general of roads and bridges, Paris, 1874. Member of the Académie des sciences, 1861.
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DBF.
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DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
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