Claude Burdin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claude Burdin

French engineer

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1788

Place of Birth: Lépin-le-Lac, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1873

Profession: engineer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Claude Burdin (19 March 1788 – 12 November 1873) was a French engineer. Born in Lépin-le-Lac, Savoie he was professor at the school of mines in Saint-Étienne. He proposed the concept and developed the term turbine from Latin turbo for whirlpool.