Jean Mesqui, (born 27 May 1952 in
Paris
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) is an
engineer
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,
researcher
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in
castle studies, and specialist in the bridges of
France
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.
Biography
Jean Antoine Marie Joseph Mesqui was born on 27 May 1952, in the
16th arrondissement of Paris
The 16th arrondissement of Paris (''XVIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''seizième''.
The arrondissement includes part of the Arc de T ...
.
He studied at the
École polytechnique
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* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
in
Paris
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, and obtained a
doctor of letters
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.
He was president of the
Société des Autoroutes Paris-Normandie and the Société Française d'Archéologie. In 2016–2017, he chaired the Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes.
As well as his career as an engineer, Mesqui pursued research on built heritage.
Jean Mesqui is an internationally renowned castellologist.
[.] He specialises in the study of the most emblematic castles of France and the Middle East.
He is also considered a specialist in
bridge
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s,
[.] in particular those of the Middle Ages.
Jean Mesqui has written several books on medieval fortified architecture, the history of bridges and roads, and numerous articles.
See also
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International Castle Research Society
The International Castle Research Society (ICRS) was established in Aachen in 1986 as a not-for-profit organization following earlier initiatives by Bernhard Siepen, architect, who has been its president since 2000. Early supporters were the lon ...
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Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Castellologists
Corps des ponts
École Polytechnique alumni
21st-century French historians
20th-century French historians
1952 births
Living people