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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. .jpg) BiographyEarly lifeJean François Mayor de Montricher was born on 19 April 1810 in Lully, Vaud, Switzerland.[1][2][3] His mother was Marie Nicolette Pauline Françoise Chamot. His father, Jean Charles Louis Mayor de Montricher, was a businessman who moved to Marseille for work. As a result, Jean Francois was educated at the Lycée Thiers in Marseille. He graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées.[2][3] CareerMayor de Montricher was employed by Maximin-Dominique Consolat, the Mayor of Marseilles, to design the Roquefavour Aqueduct.[4] On 30 September 1852 Emperor Louis Napoléon Bonaparte awarded him with the Legion of Honor for his work.[4] In 2002, it became a monument historique (English: national heritage site).[4] Later, he was commissioned by Alessandro Torlonia, 2nd Prince of Civitella-Cesi, to drain the Fucine Lake in Central Italy.[2] The resulting plain became one of Italy's most fertile regions. DeathHe died of typhoid fever on 28 May 1858 in Naples, Italy.[1][2] Further reading
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