About Édouard Collignon
Lived 1831 – 1913 (aged 82). Édouard Collignon was a French engineer and civil engineer.
Édouard Charles Romain Collignon (1831–1913) was a French engineer and scientist, known for the Collignon projection and for his role in building railways in Russia.
Career After graduating from the l'École polytechnique in 1849, he became an ingénieur des ponts et chaussées. He became inspecteur des Ponts et chaussées in 1878.
In 1857 to 1862 he played an important role in the construction of railways from Saint Petersburg to Warsaw and from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod.
He was a founding member of the Association française pour l’avancement des sciences. He was the author of studies on the Russian railways and of memoirs and treatises on mechanics.
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Who was Édouard Collignon?
French scientist and engineer (1831–1913)
When was Édouard Collignon born?
Édouard Collignon was born on 28 March 1831 in Laval.
When did Édouard Collignon die?
Édouard Collignon died on 11 August 1913 in Paris.
What was Édouard Collignon's occupation?
Édouard Collignon was an engineer and civil engineer.
What nationality was Édouard Collignon?
Édouard Collignon was French.
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