Award
Officer of the Legion of Honour
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Pierre-Émile Martin
1824-08-17 – 1915-05-19
Life & Legacy
Pierre-Émile Martin (French: [pjɛʁ emil maʁtɛ̃]; 18 August 1824, Bourges, Cher – 23 May 1915, Fourchambault) was a French industrial engineer. He applied the principle of recovery of the hot gas in an open hearth furnace, a process invented by Carl Wilhelm Siemens.
In 1865, based on the Siemens process, he implemented the process which bears his name for producing steel in a hearth by remelting scrap steel with the addition of cast iron for the dilution of impurities.
His work earned him the award of the Bessemer Gold Medal of the Iron and Steel Institute in 1915 and of the French nation (knight in 1878 then Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1910).
Occupation & Career
engineer, industrialist, entrepreneur, inventor
Education
Mines ParisTech
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Officer of the Legion of Honour; Bessemer Gold Medal
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Bessemer Gold Medal · Officer of the Legion of Honour
Organizations & Memberships
Cercle des chemins de fer
Education & Institutions
Mines ParisTech
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Bessemer Gold Medal
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Family Father
Émile Martin
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Family Sibling
Constance Martin
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Sources & Provenance
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