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Thomas Dumorey
Thomas Dumorey (1717 at Chalon-sur-Saône, Burgundy – 1782 at Dijon, Burgundy) was a French people, French civil engineer and architect. He was the chief ingénieur des ponts et chaussées for the States of Burgundy (french: États de Bourgogne). Biography In 1706, the ("States of Burgundy") had decided to appoint a chief Ingénieur des ponts et chaussées (literally "Engineer of Bridges and [High]ways", more naturally in Modern English "Civil Engineer") for the province. The first was a Mr. Jerson, who was replaced in November 1710 by a Mr. Morin, an architect. He held the post until 1736, when the States replaced him with a Mr. Bonnichon. When Bonnichon fell ill, Dumorey was appointed as his assistant. Dumorey became the Chief Engineer himself in 1750. In 1735, he drew up plans for the town hall at Chalon-sur-Saône, which was completed in 1742. In 1752, the States of Burgundy decided to create two assistant chief posts. Dumorey became the chief engineer of . In March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon. Geography Chalon-sur-Saône lies in the south of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and in the east of France, approximately north of Mâcon. It is located on the Saône river, and was once a busy port, acting as a distribution point for local wines which were sent up and down the Saône river and the Canal du Centre, opened in 1792. History Ancient times Though the site (ancient ''Cabillonum'') was a capital of the Aedui and objects of La Tène culture have been retrieved from the bed of the river here, the first mention of ''Cavillonum'' is found in Commentarii de Bello Gallico (VII, chs. 42 and 90). The Roman city already served as a river port and hub of road communications, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
