Émiland Gauthey
Émiland Marie Gauthey | |
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Legion d'Honneur (1804) |
Émiland Marie Gauthey (Chalon-sur-Saône – 14 July 1806 in Paris[1]) was a French mathematician, civil engineer and architect. As an engineer for the Estates of Burgundy (French: États de Bourgogne), he was the creator of a great deal of the region's civil infrastructure, such as the Canal du Centre between Digoin and Chalon-sur-Saône (1784–1793), bridges including those at Navilly (1782–1790) and Gueugnon (1784–1787), and buildings such as the Eglise Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul ("Church of St Peter and St Paul") at Givry (1772 – 1791) and the theatre at Chalon-sur-Saône.
3 December 1732 inGauthey became Chief Engineer of the États de Bourgogne in 1782, on the death of his predecessor and close collaborator,
Biography
Émiland Marie Gauthey was born at
From 1740 to 1748, he studied with brilliance at the Jesuit college in Chalon. At the age of sixteen, after his father died, he continued his studies at
He continued his education under the architect
Graduating in 1758, he was awarded the post of deputy engineer at
A brilliant technician, he was an exponent of the spirit of the
His civil engineering works, such as the bridges of
But his master work, "The greatest public work of the 18th Century",
Gauthey remained interested in development in
.Changes after the French Revolution brought Émiland Gauthey honours and high office: he was named the first Inspecteur Général des Ponts et Chaussées in 1791. At the age of 60 he moved to Paris, married his cousin and adopted his nephew
The
Works
Bridges
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- Pont de Cravant ("Cravant Bridge") (1760) in the Yonne department. 56 metres (61 yd) long over 3 arched spans.[4]
- Pont Gauthey or Pont de la Thalie ("Gauthey Bridge" or "Thalie Bridge") at Chatenoy-le-Royal, Saône-et-Loire (1770), Gauthey's first sole project. 10 metres (11 yd) over 2 arched spans.[5]
- Pont de Pierre ("Stone Bridge") (1781–1787) over the Baulches Stream carrying Rue Nationale 6, in Yonne: road bridge of 14 metres (15 yd).[6]
- Pont sur la Bourbince ("Bridge over the Bourbince") (1786–1789) at Blanzy, Saône-et-Loire
- Pont sur la Guyotte ("Bridge over the Guyotte") (1786–1789) at Navilly, Saône-et-Loire: one arch with a span of 12.7 metres (14 yd 0 ft)[7]
- Bellevesvre Bridge (1787), Saône-et-Loire: arched road bridge over the Brenne with a total length of 30 metres (33 yd)[8]
- Gueugnon Bridge (1787), Saône-et-Loire (71): arched bridge 60.87 metres (66 yd 1.7 ft) long and 7.10 metres (7 yd 2.3 ft) wide, with a rise of 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) and a tallest arche of 12.9 metres (14 yd 0 ft).[9]
- Navilly Bridge (1782–1790), Saône-et-Loire: arched bridge over the river Doubs, 156 metres (171 yd) over 5 spans[10]
- at Chalon-sur-Saône, the Chavannes (or "Echavannes") Bridge which connects it to Saint-Marcel (road bridge of seven spans completed in 1790), including widening the bed of the river Saône with a French: canal de décharge ("relief channel").[11]) and renovation of the Pont Saint-Laurent (enlargement of the mediaeval bridge and decoration of the 7 arches of 13 metres (43 ft) with obelisks, completed in 1791). More-or-less destroyed in 1944 and rebuilt from scratch in 1950.[12]
Buildings
- Town Hall(1771)
- Givry (Saône-et-Loire)Church (1772–1791)
- Rebuilding of one wing of the Palais des ducs et des États de Bourgogne de Dijon (1776)
- The Obélisque de Dijon (1786)
- Chalon-sur-Saône Theatre (1778)
- The churches of Saint-Germain-du-Plain and Barizey (1778)
- Restoration of the Château de Chagny (Saône-et-Loire) (1780)
- Bourbon-Lancy Town Hall (1782)
Canals
- Dole (also known as French: Liaison Saône-Doubs) (1783–1803)
- Canal du Centre (also known as the Canal du Charolais), built 1783–1793 between Digoin and Chalon-sur-Saône, connecting the Loire and the Saône
Legacy
- In 1808 a bust of him was carved by Guillaume Boichot, also from Chalon-sur-Saône, and exhibited at the Musée Vivant-Denon in the town.
- Since 1864, the Rue Gauthey in the 17th arrondissement of Paris has borne his name.
- A school in Chalon-sur-Saône bears his name.
Sources
- Girardi, Marie-Thérèse (1995). Émiland Gauthey, 1732-1806 : le grand bâtisseur bourguignon [Émiland Gauthey, 1732-1806: The Great Burgundy Builder] (in French). Lycée polyvalent Émiland Gauthey Paru.
- Coste, Anne (1993). Un Ingénieur des Lumières, Émiland-Marie Gauthey' (in French). Paris: Presses de l’École nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. ISBN 2859782044.
- De Dartein (1907–1912). Etudes sur les ponts de pierre [Studies on Stone Bridges] (in French). Vol. 4.
- De Dartein (Third Quarter 1904). "La vie et l'œuvre d'Émiland Gauthey" [The life and work of Émiland Gauthey]. Annales des Ponts et Chaussées (in French).
- Gelis, Paul (1970). La vie et l'œuvre architecturale de Gauthey [The life and architectural work of Gauthey] (in French). Paris: Axium.
- Laurent, Philippe (April–June 1987). "Émiland Gauthey, ingénieur en Bourgogne" [Émiland Gauthey, Engineer in Burgundy]. Monuments Historiques (in French) (150–151): 67–72.
References
- ^ "Émiland-Marie Gauthey". structurae.net (in English, French, and German). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Canal du Rhône au Rhin". projectbabel.org (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Emiland Gauthey" (in French). Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Cravant Bridge". structurae.net (in English, French, and German). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Gauthey Bridge". structurae.net (in English, French, and German). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Pont de Pierre". structurae.net (in English, French, and German). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Pont sur la Guyotte". structurae.net (in English, French, and German). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Bellvesvre Bridge". structurae.net (in English, French, and German). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Gueugnon Bridge". structurae.net (in English, French, and German). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Pont de Navilly". structurae.net (in English, French, and German). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Echavannes Bridge". structurae.net (in English, French, and German). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "404". Archived from the original on November 19, 2008.
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External links
- "Émiland Marie Gauthey". chalon.fr. Retrieved 28 October 2015.