François Coignet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Coignet

French civil engineer

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1814

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1888

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

François Coignet (10 February 1814 – 30 October 1888) was a French industrialist of the nineteenth century.
He was a pioneer in the development of structural prefabricated and reinforced concrete.
Coignet was the first to use iron-reinforced concrete as a technique for constructing building structures.