Aimé Laussedat
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| Born | 19 April 1819  |
| Died | 18 March 1907 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Photographer |
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Aimé Laussedat (April 19, 1819 – March 19, 1907) was a French scientist, more specifically, an observational astronomer, geodesist, surveyor, photogrammetrist, and cartographer.
Laussedat was born in Moulins on April 19, 1819.[citation needed] He was an engineer, researcher and professor at the École polytechnique, then eminent manager at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts.[citation needed] He was a military engineer at the beginning of his career. He is considered the father of photogrammetry.[1][2][3] He died on March 19, 1907 (at the age of 87), in Paris.
