Michel Alcan (21 Chivabvu 1810 <unk> 26 Ndira 1877) aiva muFrench injiniya, wezvematongerwo enyika, uye munyori; akaberekerwa paDonnelay, mudhipatimendi reMeurthe-et-Moselle, France, akafira muParis. Munguva youduku hwake mabasa ake seinjiniya wemichina akazivikanwa neSociety of the Friends of Labor, iyo yakamupa menduru yayo yesirivha. MuParis akatora rutivi muzviitiko zvematongerwe enyika zvakabatanidzwa neshanduko dza 1830 na 1848
. Mugore rokupedzisira akasarudzwa kuva nhengo yeNational Assembly, uye akavhota nebato rezvematongerwe enyika repamberi rainzi "Gomo". Pashure pebasa rake rezvematongerwe enyika, akatangazve zvidzidzo zvake zvokutanga uye akapedza kudzidza paÉcole Centrale sainjiniya. Muna 1845 akagadzwa kuva purofesa wemichina yokuruka uye kuruka muConservatoire des Arts et Métiers, chinzvimbo chaakabata kusvikira parufu rwake. Muna 1859 akasarudzwa senhengo yeJewish Consistory yeParis; muna 1867, nhengo yeCentral Consistory panzvimbo yaSolomon Munk.