Albert Auguste Perdonnet

Jean Albert Vincent Auguste Perdonnet (12 March 1801, Paris – 27 September 1867, Cannes) was a French railroad engineer. He published the first French textbook on railroad engineering in 1828. He also worked to investigate and remove the causes of railroad accidents.

Perdonnet's name is one of the 72 names on the Eiffel Tower.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 64138103 LCCN: n87860985 ISNI: 0000 0000 6154 2816 GND: 117693626 SUDOC: 033579407 BNF: cb129941483 (data) HDS: 31606 Léonore: LH/2095/49

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