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Sadi Carnot

French engineer and politician, President under the Third Republic.
Born on 11 August 1837
in Limoges, Haute-Vienne (87), Limousin, France
Deceased on 24 June 1894
in Lyon, Rhône (69), Rhône-Alpes, France
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Biography
Family
Grandson of Lazare Carnot. Nephew of Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot who discovered the first laws of thermodynamics. Son of Hippolyte Carnot, minister and senator.
1863
Graduates from the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées and is then nominated to become engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées at Annecy. There he directs the construction of the Rhone Bridge at Collonges. During the war of 1870 with Germany he orients himself towards politics.
3 December 1887
He is elected to the presidency of the French Republic for a 7-year term.
1889
World's Fair in Paris.
1 May 1890
First May Day celebration.
24 June 1894
During a visit to the Lyon Exposition, Carnot is stabbed by the Italian anarchist Jeronimo Caserio.
25 June 1894
Carnot dies due to his injuries. He is later interred in the Panthéon in Paris.

Notes & Comments
Full name: Marie François Sadi Carnot.

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Design 
Carnot Bridge (1873) 1

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External LinkWikipedia: Marie François Sadi Carnot English
External LinkWikipedia: Marie François Sadi Carnot German
External LinkWikipédia: Sadi Carnot French

Relevant Literature
* Coriono, Guy   250 ans de l'Ecole des Ponts en cent portraits, Presses de l'école nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris (France) , ISBN 2859782710, 1997.

 
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