Jean François Mayor de Montricher
Jean François Mayor de Montricher (otherwise Frantz Mayor de Montricher) (19 April 1810 – 28 May 1858) was a Swiss engineer. He designed the Roquefavour Aqueduct, near Aix-en-Provence in France, and drained the Fucine Lake in Central Italy.
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Bust by Andre-Joseph Allar at the Palais Longchamp in Marseille | |
| Born | 19 April 1810 Lully, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Died | 28 May 1858 (aged 48) Naples, Italy |
| Education | Lycée Thiers, Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Parent(s) | Jean Charles Louis Mayor de Montricher Marie Nicolette Pauline Françoise Chamot |
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