Claude Verpilleux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French engineer
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Place of Birth: Rive-de-Gier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Claude Verpilleux
- Jean-Claude Verpilleux (2 May 1798 – 13 October 1875) was a French mine laborer who became a leading engineer, manufacturer and inventor. He was involved in the design of early railway locomotives, and invented innovative steam-powered "grapple boats" driven by traction wheels running along the bed of the river or canal.
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