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Auguste Rateau

French engineer (1863-1930)¹

Auguste Rateau (French pronunciation: [oɡyst ʁato]; 13 October 1863 – 13 January 1930) was an engineer and industrialist born in Royan, France, specializing in turbomachinery.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Auguste Rateau (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 13, 1863, died Jan 13, 1930.¹

Companies

Société RateauFounder¹⁷

Early life and education

1883École polytechnique³
Date not recordedMines ParisTech³

Career

Occupation: inventor, engineer, politician, teacher.⁸

Since 1928President, AFNOR⁷
1915 to 1918Chargé de mission, Ministry of the Armed Forces^{4 5}
1908 to 1912Mayor of Royan⁷
1902 to 1908Worked at Mines ParisTech⁴
Since 1899Consulting engineer, Sautter-Harlé^{4 5}
1888 to 1897Worked at École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne^{4 5}
Date not recordedWorked at École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie⁴
Date not recordedFounded Société Rateau⁶
Date not recordedChargé de mission⁷
Date not recordedBoard member^{5 7}
Date not recordedPresident, Société française de navigation aérienne⁷

Known for: steam turbine, turbocharger.^{9 10}

Personal life

BornOct 13, 1863, Royan¹¹
DiedJan 13, 1930, Neuilly-sur-Seine¹²
CitizenshipFrance¹³

Awards

1911Poncelet Prize^{14 16}
1899Fourneyron prize^{14 15}
Date not recordedCommander of the Legion of Honour¹⁴
Date not recordedHonorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain¹⁴
Date not recordedhonorary doctor of the University of Birmingham¹⁴
Date not recordedhonorary doctor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison¹⁴

Sources

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WikidataAuguste Rateau on Wikidata
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WikipediaAuguste Rateau on Wikipedia
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: Worked at École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, as reported
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: Founded Société Rateau, on Wikidata
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: Chargé de mission, on Wikidata
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: notable work, on Wikidata
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Wikidatanotable work, as reported
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAuguste Rateau: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Annales des mines
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Cosmos
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WikidataSociété Rateau, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAuguste Rateau photo by Photographer anonymous, Public domain