Frédéric Marguet

Frédéric Marguet
Born	11 June 1874  Algiers
Died	2 June 1951  (aged 76) Villeneuve-Loubet
Awards	Binoux Prize (1915)

Fréderic Marguet (Algiers, 11 June 1874 — Villeneuve-Loubet, 2 June 1951) was a French Navy officer. He was a prominent professor of navigation for students of the École navale and merchant navy, and authored a number of courses on the practice and history of maritime navigation.

Biography[edit]

Marguet started studying at the École navale in 1891. He graduated first of his class. After serving at sea for a dozen years, he returned to the École navale as a professor, first in naval architecture, then in astronomy and navigation. He spent the rest of his career there, first as an active duty officer, and later as a professor in residence, a status reserved for officers with special abilities. ^[1]

After reaching the age limit in 1933, with the rank of captain, Marguet remained at the École navale as a civilian archivist secretary, in fact working as a Director of studies. He retired in Paris in 1937, and later in Villeneuve-Loubet in 1940.^[1]

Marguet authored two reference textbook: Cours d'astronomie de l'École Navale and Cours de navigation et de compas. ^[1]

He also authored history books: Histoire de la longitude à la mer au XVIIIe siècle about the history of longitude, and Histoire générale de la navigation du XVe au XXe siècle.^[1]

Works[edit]

• Marguet, Frédéric (1913). Cours de navigation et de compas de l'École navale. Paris: Challamel. OCLC 31713272.
• Marguet, Frédéric (1916). Cours d'astronomie de l'École navale. Paris: Challamel. OCLC 1002104874.
• Marguet, Frédéric (1917). Histoire de la longitude à la mer au XVIIIe siècle, en France. Paris: Challamel. OCLC 612710194.
• Marguet, Frédéric (1931). Histoire générale de la navigation du XVe au XXe siècle. Paris: Société d'éditions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales. OCLC 424071897.
• Marguet, Frédéric (1934). La Distribution des marées à la surface du globe. Paris.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Citations[edit]

References[edit]

• Taillemite, Étienne (2002). Dictionnaire des Marins français. Tallandier. ISBN 2-84734-008-4. OCLC 606770323.

External links[edit]

• Rouxel, Jean-Christophe. "Frédéric Célestin MARGUET". Parcours de vie dans la Royale (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2020.