Award
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q766958 · wikidata
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Auguste Rateau
1863-10-13 – 1930-01-13
Life & Legacy
Auguste Rateau (French pronunciation: [oɡyst ʁato]; 13 October 1863 – 13 January 1930) was an engineer and industrialist born in Royan, France, specializing in turbomachinery.
Occupation & Career
inventor, engineer, politician, teacher
Education
École polytechnique; Mines ParisTech
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Commander of the Legion of Honour; Poncelet Prize; honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham; Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain; honorary doctor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison; Fourneyron prize; steam turbine; turbocharger
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Commander of the Legion of Honour · Fourneyron prize · Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain · honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham · honorary doctor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison · Poncelet Prize
Employer
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne · École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie · Mines ParisTech · Ministry of the Armed Forces · Sautter-Harlé
Organizations & Memberships
AFNOR · American Society of Mechanical Engineers · French Academy of Sciences · Österreichischer Ingenieur- und Architekten-Verein · Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale · Société des ingénieurs civils de France · Société française de navigation aérienne · Société hydrotechnique de France
Notable Work
steam turbine · turbocharger
Education & Institutions
École polytechnique · Mines ParisTech
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Poncelet Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q766958 · wikidata
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honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q766958 · wikidata
Award
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q766958 · wikidata
Award
honorary doctor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q766958 · wikidata
Award
Fourneyron prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q766958 · wikidata
Notable Work
steam turbine
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q766958 · wikidata
Notable Work
turbocharger
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q766958 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q766958 — wikidata View source
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