Demeurée, Jacques Marie

Contenu

Nom
Demeurée, Jacques Marie
Date de naissance
1750
Date de mort
1832
Lieu de naissance
Brest
Lieu de mort
Brest
Couverture temporelle
Late 18th/early 19th century
Couverture spatiale
Brest
Biographie
A specialist maker of 'all nautical and astronomical instruments, differenciometers and others'Demleurée was named as a foreman dialmaker by the Académie de la Marine in January 1772, and as a master maker on the establishment 7 August 1784. He maintained the compass workshop at Brest and in July 1799 was given official recognition by the Ministry of the Marine. By 1804 he had completed the construction of a 'differenciometer' (tide meter) for the port. He received the distinction of Chevalier in the Légion d'Honneur 9 August 1824 and retired in 1831.
Notes biographiques
1 Marcelin & Fromanger 59.
Adresse ; enseigne ; période ; source
Brest
Identifiant
1492
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