Charles-François Exchaquet born 6 December 1746 in
Court
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in the
canton
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of
Berne
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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and died in 1792 in
Servoz
Servoz () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Servoz has a railway station on the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway and the section between Les Houches and Servoz holds the ...
in
Savoie
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, was a
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engineer,
cartographer
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and mountaineer.
Biography
In 1781 he became director of the smelting works of Servoz, responsible for the mineral and metallurgical operations. In 1787, he was the first tourist to cross the
Col du Géant
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, the mountain saddle between the
Tour Ronde
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and the
Dent du Géant
The Dent du Géant ( It.: Dente del Gigante, "giant's tooth") (4,013 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy.
The Dent du Géant remained unclimbed during the golden age of alpinism, and was a much-coveted peak in the 1870 ...
, from
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( frp, Chamôni), more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2019, it had ...
in the
Arve Valley
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to
Courmayeur
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History
The toponym ''Courmayeur'' has been mentioned as ''Curia majori'' (1233–1381), ''Corte Maggiore'' (1620), ''Cormoyeu'' (164 ...
in
Val d'Aosta
, Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman)
, population_note =
, population_blank1_title = Official languages
, population_blank1 = Italian French
...
. Since the same year he manufactured and sold relief maps of the
Mont-Blanc Massif and the
Saint-Gotthard Massif
The Gotthard Massif or Saint-Gotthard Massif (german: Gotthardmassiv or ; it, Massiccio del San Gottardo; rm, Massiv dal Gottard) is a mountain range in the Alps in Switzerland, located at the border of four cantons: Valais, Ticino, Uri and Grau ...
.
Bibliography
* L. Seylaz, « Un émule de H. B. de Saussure: C.-F. Exchaquet
rchive», in ''Les Alpes'', 11, 1935, pages 187-195
* L. Touret, « C.-F. Exchaquet et les Plans en Relief du Mont-Blanc », in ''Annals of Science'', 46, 1989, pages 1–20
* Marc Weidmann, « Exchaquet, Charles-François
rchive» in online ''Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse''.
* Pierre-Yves Pièce, « Des révélations qui ne manquent pas de relief !
rchive», in ''Le Saumoduc – Bulletin de l'Association Cum Grano Salis'', no 8, 2012, p. 7-10.
* Pierre-Yves Pièce, « Révélations autour d'un relief commandé au 18e siècle par la Haute Direction des Sels
rchive», in ''Le Saumoduc – Bulletin de l'Association Cum Grano Salis'', no 7, 2012, p. 8-9.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Exchaquet, Charles Francois
Swiss mountain climbers
18th-century cartographers
1746 births
1792 deaths
People from Bern