Jean-Augustin BarralBarral and Bixio balloon ascent, 1850
Jean-Augustin Barral (31 January 1819 – 10 September 1884) was a French
agronomist and balloonist.
Barral was born in
Metz (Moselle). He studied at a polytechnic school and became a
physicist as well as a professor of
chemistry and
agronomy. He wrote many works of
popular science, especially concerning agriculture and irrigation, and became director of publication of scientific works. He was named perpetual secretary of the National Agricultural Society of France. He died in
Fontenay-sous-Bois in 1884.
L’Agriculture, les prairies et les irrigations de la Haute-Vienne,
Imprimerie nationale, 1884
Les Irrigations dans le département de Vaucluse : rapport sur le concours ouvert en 1877 pour le meilleur emploi des eaux d'irrigation, Imprimerie nationale, 1878
Les Irrigations dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône : rapport sur le concours ouvert en 1875 pour le meilleur emploi des eaux d'irrigation, Imprimerie nationale, 1876
Avenir de grandes exploitations agricoles établis sur les côtes du Vénézuéla, 1881