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Philippe LeBon

1767 - 1804

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Philippe le Bon (or Lebon) (D'Humbersin) (French pronunciation: [filip ləbɔ̃]; May 29, 1767 – December 1, 1804) was a French engineer, born in Brachay, France. There is much confusion about his life and accomplishments. His main contributions were improvements to steam engines and industrializing the extraction of lighting gas from wood. Following details published in readings for young people, Lebon has long been purported to have been assassinated on the eve of Napoleon's crowning ceremony, at the beginning of December 1804. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe LeBon is the 196th most popular engineer (down from 158th in 2019), the 3,439th most popular biography from France (down from 2,945th in 2019) and the 31st most popular French Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Philippe LeBon ranks 196 out of 389. Before him are Jorge Chávez, Marc Isambard Brunel, Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse, Joseph Strauss, Alexey Sudayev, and Sergei Tumansky. After him are Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, Alexander Lodygin, François Hennebique, Vasily Mishin, Adolphe Alphand, and Eugene Stoner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1767, Philippe LeBon ranks 39. Before him are Anouvong, Heinrich Schrader, Takizawa Bakin, Black Hawk, Henri-Montan Berton, and Filip Višnjić. After him are Bernhard Romberg, Rachel Jackson, Bashir Shihab II, Charles Jean Marie Barbaroux, Pavel Chichagov, and Tyagaraja. Among people deceased in 1804, Philippe LeBon ranks 26. Before him are Antonio José Cavanilles, 8th Dalai Lama, Carlo Allioni, Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Georges Cadoudal, and Paul Kray. After him are Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, Sultan bin Ahmad, Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Aagje Deken, Betje Wolff, and Dru Drury.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe LeBon ranks 3,439 out of 6,770. Before him are Julie Manet (1878), François Séverin Marceau (1769), Georges Lefebvre (1874), Orlan (1947), Alphonse de Châteaubriant (1877), and François de La Rocque (1885). After him are Paul Grimault (1905), Gustave Schlumberger (1844), Jean de Roquetaillade (1310), Claudine Picardet (1735), Bernard Panafieu (1931), and Jean Tiberi (1935).

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Among ENGINEERS In France

Among engineers born in France, Philippe LeBon ranks 31. Before him are Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754), Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609), Louis Dollo (1857), Jorge Chávez (1887), Marc Isambard Brunel (1769), and Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse (1822). After him are Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont (1798), François Hennebique (1842), Adolphe Alphand (1817), Arthur Morin (1795), Evgeny Paton (1870), and Émile Levassor (1843).

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