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Augustin de Betancourt engineering school
© V.V. Fortunatov
Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University,
Saint Petersburg, 190031, Russia
The article reveals the role of the outstanding Spanish engineer-practitioner, mechanic,
scientist, Augustin Avgustinovich de Betancourt, in the Russian engineering school for-
mation. From 1808 to 1824, Augustin de Betancourt was in the Russian service, served
as rector (inspector) of the Corps of Communication Engineers Institute (1809–1824),
headed the Committee for buildings and Hydraulic works (1816–1824), served as a
Chief
Director of Railways
(1819–1822). Betancourt carried out many projects; he was in fact
the chief engineer of the country, the chief architect of St. Petersburg and Russia, the
chief consultant to Emperor Alexander I on a wide range of engineering, scientific and
technical problems. The students of the Betancourt engineering school became his worthy
heirs, ensuring the country's development in engineering terms.
Keywords:
engineering school, industrial revolution, steam engines, Committee for
buildings and hydraulic works, communication routes, engineering and transport, engi-
neering education
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