Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Deceased Q192839

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban

French military engineer (1633–1707)

Born: May 1, 1633 (1633) · Saint-Léger-Vauban
Died: March 30, 1707 (1707) · Paris
Age at death: 73 years
Cause of death: pneumonia
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality Kingdom of France
Occupation writer, engineer, military officer, architect, governor, general contractor, military engineer, marshal
Field of work military affairs, architecture, military art, civil engineering, fortress, offensive, siege, fortification, defence of territory
Position held president of the French Academy of Sciences
Gender male

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