Edmond Huet
Edmond Huet (1827-1906) was a director of the Paris city council's works department at the end of the 19th century. A graduate of École polytechnique, he proposed several schemes for the introduction of a mass rapid transit system for the city and eventually worked closely with Fulgence Bienvenüe on the scheme to build the Paris Metro, which opened in 1900.[1]
Huet became the eleventh president (after Henry Louis Le Châtelier) of the Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale in 1905 and was succeeded by Édouard Gruner in 1907.
See also[]
History of Paris Métro
References[]
- ^ "Fulgence Bienvenue - Father of the Paris Metro (translated)". Paris-21. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- "L'histoire du métro de Paris". Bloc.com (in French). August 18, 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- "L'histoire du métro". Bloc.com (in French). September 12, 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
Categories:
- French engineers
- Transport in Paris
- 1827 births
- 1906 deaths
- École Polytechnique alumni
- Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery