Charles Tellier

Charles Tellier (29 June 1828 – 19 October 1913) was a French engineer, born in Amiens.

In 1911, Tellier was awarded the Joest prize by the French Institute and, in 1912, he was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.

He wrote Histoire d'une invention moderne, le frigorifique (1910).

The ship was renamed Le Frigorifique and successfully imported a cargo of refrigerated meat from Argentina.

However the machinery could be improved and in 1877 another refrigerated ship called Paraguay with a refrigerating plant improved by Ferdinand Carré was put into service on the South American run.