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Louis de Cormontaigne

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Name
  
Louis Cormontaigne

Died
  
1752, Metz, France

Role
  
Engineer

Louis de Cormontaigne

Louis de Cormontaigne (1696 at Strasbourg – 1752 in Metz) was a French military engineer.

He was the successor of Vauban. Together, they designed the fortifications of Metz.

An arch bridge he built in Thionville, Moselle between 1745 and 1746, named Cormontaigne Bridge after him, is still in use today.

References

Louis de Cormontaigne Wikipedia