Adam de Craponne
Adam de Craponne (French: [adɑ̃ də kʁapɔn]; 1526–1576) was a French engineer.
Adam de Craponne.
Statue of Adam de Craponne at Salon-de-Provence, France
Life
Born in 1526 in Salon-de-Provence, between 1557 and 1558, Craponne built the channel bearing his name. The Canal de Craponne enabled irrigation of the Désert de la Crau with water coming from the Durance. Craponne personally funded the project, with the help of private partners, such as Nostradamus who, along with his wife Anne Ponsard, acquired a one-thirteenth share in the canal project.[1]
He died of poisoning in Nantes in 1576.
References
- Brind'Amour 1993, p. 130, 132, 369.
- Brind'Amour, Pierre (1993). Nostradamus astrophile: les astres et l'astrologie dans la vie et l'œuvre de Nostradamus. Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa. ISBN 978-2-252-02896-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Adam de Craponne, Smithsonian Institutions Libraries
- Discover the life of Adam de Craponne Notreprovence.fr (english)
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