François Perrier (French Army officer)
François Perrier (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa pɛʁje]; 18 April 1833 – 20 February 1888) was a French soldier and geodesist.
Perrier was born at
He was promoted to lieutenant in 1857, captain in 1860, major of cavalry in 1874, lieutenant-colonel in 1879, and he received his brigadier-general's star the year before his death. He was commander of the
General Perrier long ago made a name for himself in science. After some noteworthy publications on the trigonometrical junction of
In 1882, Perrier was sent to Florida to observe the transit of Venus, where his observations were reported to be complete success. His celebrity continued to increase through his last triangulating operations in Algeria.
General Perrier's merits led to his being appointed Head of the Geographical Service of the Army.
General Perrier died at Montpellier on 20 February 1888 and he is buried at the Protestant cemetery of Montpellier. His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.
References
- ^ "Family tree of François PERRIER". Geneanet. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
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- General F. Perrier in Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 - from which this article was derived.