Aimé Laussedat
Aimé Laussedat (April 19, 1819 – March 19, 1907) was a French scientist, more specifically, an observational astronomer, geodesist, surveyor, photogrammetrist, and cartographer.
| Aimé Laussedat | |
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| Born | 19 April 1819  |
| Died | 18 March 1907 (aged 87) |
Biography
Laussedat was born in Moulins on April 19, 1819. He was an engineer, researcher and professor at the École polytechnique, then eminent manager at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. 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.
Namesakes
See also
- Carlos Ibáñez e Ibáñez de Ibero – 1st president of the International Committee for Weights and Measures and president of the International Geodetic Association
References
- "Aimé Laussedat (1819-1907) : le précurseur de la photogrammétrie". Librairie Mollat Bordeaux (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- Granshaw, Stuart I. (2019). "Laussedat bicentenary: origins of photogrammetry". The Photogrammetric Record. Wiley. 34 (166): 128–147. doi:10.1111/phor.12277. ISSN 0031-868X.
- GRUNER, H. (1977). "Photogrammetry: 1776-1976". Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 43(5), 569-574.
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