Claude-François-Dorothée, marquis de Jouffroy d'Abbans [SEP] date of birth
Claude-François-Dorothée, marquis de Jouffroy d'Abbans
Claude-François-Dorothée, marquis de Jouffroy d'Abbans (30 September 1751 – 18 July 1832) is claimed to be the first inventor of the steamboat.
In 1773, Jouffroy d'Abbans met with the brothers and studied in their workshop the "" (Fire pump), which had been used as a motive force for the hydraulic machine developed by Chaillot, in order to apply to ship propulsion.
In 1776, Jouffroy d'Abbans develop a 13-meter steamship, the
Vertiere
- Mercey-le-Grand
- Pouilley-Francais
- Roset-Fluans
- Saint-Vit
- Velesmes-Essarts
- Villars-Saint-Georges
- Villers-Buzon.
Sites and monuments.
- The Chateau de Jouffroy d'Abbans (15th and 18th centuries) is best known for its dungeon, where Claude-François-Dorothée, marquis de Jouffroy d'Abbans (1751-1832) devised the first steamboat with paddlewheels.
- Church of the Assumption
- House
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