René Goormaghtigh (13 October 1893,

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– 10 February 1960,

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) was a

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engineer, after whom the

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is named. Goormaghtigh studied at

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, gaining a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Central Board of

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in 1918. Throughout his subsequent life he worked as an engineer and industrial administrator. In 1952 he was appointed advisor to the

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. He was made a Knight of the

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in 1947, and an Officer of the Order of the Crown in 1956. After a heart attack in 1958, he retired to Saint-André-des-Bruges.Fransisco Bellot-Rosado
René Gormaghtigh, ingénieur et géomètre de MATHESIS
/ref> He was a frequent contributor to mathematical journals, especially the Belgian journal ''Mathesis''.

References

* Goormaghtigh,Rene. L’Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens 24 (1917), 88

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