Justin Pouyanne was a French cartographer and explorer.
11 Facts About Justin Pouyanne
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Justin Pouyanne became an engineer, and served in Algeria for his entire career from 1859 to 1900, where he undertook extensive surveys.
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Justin Pouyanne was born in Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, on 5 September 1835.
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Justin Pouyanne entered the Ecole Polytechnique in November 1853, and was admitted to the Ecole des Mines on 10 October 1855.
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Justin Pouyanne was appointed Engineer 3rd class on 8 July 1859, and served in Algeria from 10 April 1859.
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Justin Pouyanne was made a knight of the Legion of Honour on 7 February 1878.
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Justin Pouyanne was appointed Chief Engineer 2nd class on 8 June 1878.
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Justin Pouyanne was promoted to Chief Engineer 1st class on 16 July 1883.
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Justin Pouyanne was made an officer of the Legion of Honour on 13 July 1892.
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Justin Pouyanne retired in September 1900, and gave up the direction of the geological map, which he had been working on for 20 years.
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Justin Pouyanne died in El Biar, Algiers, on 22 November 1901.