Joseph Farcot [SEP] place of death
(1798–1875).
His grandfather was the learned economist and philanthropist Joseph Jean Chrysostome Farcot (1744–1815).
At first he was interested in history, but then decided to join the family business.
He obtained a diploma in 1845 from the Central School of Arts and Manufactures in Paris.
He then joined the family firm.
In 1846 Marie-Joseph Farcot transferred his factory close to the docks and railway station in Saint-Ouen on the Seine. Through successive purchases of land the works grew to almost
Marie-Joseph Farcot
Marie-Joseph-Denis Farcot (1798 – 1875) was a French engineer, inventor and manufacturer, working mainly with steam engines. 
His son, Joseph Farcot, was also a noted inventor.
Early years.
Marie-Joseph-Denis Farcot was born in 1798. His father was Joseph Jean Chrysostome Farcot, a former teacher at the college of Juilly, Seine-et-Marne.
He was orphaned at a young age, and became an apprentice with Achille Colas and