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Aimé Laussedat (April 19, 1819 – March 19, 1907) was a French scientist, more specifically, an observational astronomer, geodesist, surveyor, photogrammetrist, and cartographer.

Biography[]

Laussedat was born in Moulins on April 19, 1819.[citation needed] He was an engineer, researcher and professor at the École polytechnique, then eminent manager at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts.[citation needed] He was a military engineer at the beginning of his career. He is considered the father of photogrammetry.[1][2][3] He died on March 19, 1907 (at the age of 87), in Paris.

Namesakes[]

  • Mount Laussedat
  • Laussedat Heights

See also[]

  • Carlos Ibáñez e Ibáñez de Ibero – 1st president of the International Committee for Weights and Measures and president of the International Geodetic Association

References[]

  1. "Aimé Laussedat (1819-1907) : le précurseur de la photogrammétrie" (in fr). https://www.mollat.com/livres/2426833/aime-laussedat-1819-1907-le-precurseur-de-la-photogrammetrie. 
  2. Granshaw, Stuart I. (2019). "Laussedat bicentenary: origins of photogrammetry". Wiley. pp. 128–147. Digital object identifier:10.1111/phor.12277. ISSN 0031-868X. 
  3. GRUNER, H. (1977). "Photogrammetry: 1776-1976". Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 43(5), 569-574. [1]
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