Aimé Laussedat
Aimé Laussedat was a French scientist, more specifically, an observational astronomer, geodesist, surveyor, photogrammetrist, and cartographer.
Biography
Laussedat was born in Moulins on April 19, 1819. He was an engineer, researcher and professor at the École polytechnique, then eminent manager at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. He was a military engineer at the beginning of his career. He is considered the father of photogrammetry. He died on March 19, 1907, in Paris.Namesakes
- Mount Laussedat
- Laussedat Heights
- The Colonel