Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils

1773–1815 (age 42)

Biography

Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils was a distinguished French engineer whose career spanned the transformative years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born in 1773, he contributed to the technical and industrial developments of his era, applying his engineering expertise to projects that reflected the progressive spirit of post-Revolutionary France.

Collet-Descotils passed away in 1815 and was laid to rest in Père Lachaise Cemetery, one of Paris's most prestigious burial grounds. His legacy as an engineer represents the skilled professionals who helped shape France's infrastructure and technological advancement during a pivotal period in the nation's history.

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