Gaspard Clair Francois Marie Riche de Prony ( 1755 - 1839 )

Birth: Chamelet, France (11 or 22 July 1755) Death: Asnieres, France (29 July 1839) Profession: Engineer Research Field: Engineering, mathematics Education: Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees Career: Harbour master, Dunkirk (1785); Engineer in chief, Perpignon (1791); Professor of Mechanics, Ecole Polytechnique (1794); General Inspector and Director de l'Ecole des ponts et chaussees (1798); visited Italy at Napoleon's request (1805, 1806, 1810); Baron (1828); wrote on engineering and mathematics Memberships: Royal Institute of France Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 12/03/1818.