Aimé Laussedat | |
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Born | 19 April 1819 |
Died | 18 March 1907 (aged 87) |
Occupation | Photographer |
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Aimé Laussedat (April 19, 1819 – March 19, 1907) was a French scientist, more specifically, an observational astronomer, geodesist, surveyor, photogrammetrist, and cartographer.
Laussedat was born in Moulins on April 19, 1819.[ citation needed] He was an engineer, researcher and professor at the École polytechnique, then eminent manager at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts.[ citation needed] He was a military engineer at the beginning of his career. He is considered the father of photogrammetry. [1] [2] [3] He died on March 19, 1907 (at the age of 87), in Paris.