Jean-Nicolas Trouille [SEP] date of death
Jean-Nicolas Trouille
Jean-Nicolas Trouille (1750–1825) was a French politician, architect and military engineer.
Life.
After a short career in the cavalry (which he left due to a duel) then in the naval artillery in Brest, he was taken on by Antoine Choquet de Lindu as a draughtsman in 1777 thanks to his qualifications as an architect. In 1791 he succeeded Choquet de Lindu as director of the maritime works at Brest, a post he held until 1796.
In 1795, he
- 1800-1802 : Delorme
- 1802-1808 : Jean Bernard Tarbé de Vauxclairs
Heads Directors of maritime works.
- 1808-1819 : Jean-Nicolas Trouille
- 1818-1829 : Antoine Elie Lamblardie
- 1829-1845 : Pierre Trotté de la Roche
- 1845-1847 : Lemoigne
- 1847-1849 : Menu du Mesnil
Heads Directors of hydraulic works.
- 1849-1856 : Méry
- 1857-1876 : Dehargne
- 1876-1880 : Verrier
- 1881