Farcot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Eugène Farcot
Henri-Eugène-Adrien Farcot (20 February 1830 in Sainville – 14 March 1896 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés) was a French clock-maker, industrialist, inventor, mechanical-engineer, aeronaut, occasional writer and one of the most celebrated conical pend ...
(1830–1896), French clock-maker, inventor and mechanical engineer
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Marie-Joseph Farcot
Marie-Joseph-Denis Farcot (1798–1875) was a French engineer, inventor and manufacturer, working mainly with steam engines.
His son, Joseph Farcot, was also a noted inventor.
Early years
Marie-Joseph-Denis Farcot was born in 1798. His father w ...
(1798–1875), French engineer, inventor and manufacturer, working mainly with steam engines, father of Joseph Farcot
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Joseph Farcot
Jean Joseph Léon Farcot (23 June 1824 – 19 March 1908) was a French engineer and industrialist whose factories employed up to 700 workers. He was also a prolific inventor.
He was one of the pioneers of the servomechanism, where a feedback loop ...
(1824–1908), French engineer and industrialist
See also
* Farcot’s bark-cutting machine, used extensively in France; see
bark mill
Bark mills, also known as Catskill's mills, are water, steam, horse, ox or wind-powered edge mills used to process the bark, roots, and branches of various tree species into a fine powder known as tanbark, used for tanning leather. This powder ...
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