Jules Petiet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French mechanical engineer
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Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany
About Jules Petiet
- Jules Petiet (5 August 1813 – 29 January 1871) was a French mechanical engineer who worked on the early development of the French railway network.
- He was the Chief Engineer of the Chemins de Fer du Nord from 1845, and became a locomotive engineer from 1848.
- From 1868 until his death, he was head of the prestigious engineering school École Centrale Paris, of which he was also a graduate. Petiet's name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel tower.
- A street in Paris, rue Petiet (at Épinettes, 17th district) is named in his honour.
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