Agustín de Betancourt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Agustín de Betancourt

Spanish-Canarian engineer

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1758

Place of Birth: Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands, Spain

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1824

Profession: architect, urban planner, combat engineer, inventor, civil engineer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Agustín de Betancourt y Molina (Russian: ???????? ???????????? ?? ????????, tr.
Avgustin Avgustinovich de Betankur; French: Augustin Bétancourt; 1 February 1758 – 24 July 1824) was a prominent Spanish engineer, who worked in Spain, France and Russia.
His work ranged from steam engines and balloons to structural engineering and urban planning.
As an educator, Betancourt founded and managed the Spanish Corps of Engineers and the Saint Petersburg Institute of Communications Engineers.
As an urban planner and construction manager, Betancourt supervised planning and construction in Saint Petersburg, Kronstadt, Nizhny Novgorod and other Russian cities.