Gratien Le Père
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Gratien Le Père was a French civil engineer.
A former classmate of Bonaparte
at Brienne
, he became an engineer of 'Ponts et Chaussées' (bridges and roads). He and his brother Jacques-Marie Le Père
both joined the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria and were both leading lights in the programmes aimed at levelling
the Suez Isthmus.
A former classmate of Bonaparte
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
at Brienne
Brienne-le-Château
Brienne-le-Château is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. It is located from the right bank of the Aube River and 26 m. northeast of Troyes....
, he became an engineer of 'Ponts et Chaussées' (bridges and roads). He and his brother Jacques-Marie Le Père
Jacques-Marie Le Père
Jacques-Marie Le Père was a French civil engineer.-Life:He accompanied the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, was director of 'Ponts et Chaussées' in Egypt...
both joined the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria and were both leading lights in the programmes aimed at levelling
Levelling
Levelling or leveling is a branch of surveying, the object of which is1) To find the elevation of a given point with respect to the given or assumed Datum.2) to establish a point at a given elevation with respect to the given or assumed Datum....
the Suez Isthmus.