Musée historique de Strasbourg-Jacques Tarade

Jacques Tarade (1646–1720) was a French engineer and colleague of Vauban,

Marshal of France Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished ( ...

. He built the

Barrage Vauban The ''Barrage Vauban'', or Vauban Dam, is a bridge, weir and defensive work erected in the 17th century on the River Ill in the city of Strasbourg in France. At that time, it was known as the Great Lock (''grande écluse''), although it does not ...

in Strasbourg, and the ''Rue Tarade'' in that town is named after him. He also designed the church in Huningue and the later phases of the defensive works for the city of

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Family

Tarade was the nephew of stonemason

Michel Villedo Michel Villedo (1598–1667) was a French stonemason from Creuse, who became advisor and architect of royal buildings for Louis XIV of France. Biography Villedo was born in 1598 in Pionnat, in the Creuse department in the Limousin area in cen ...

(1598–1667).

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* 1646 births 1720 deaths French military engineers {{France-engineer-stub