François Andréossy

François Andréossy (1633–1688) [1] was a French engineer, cartographer, and a citizen of Narbonne.

After completing his engineering studies in Paris, Andréossy went to Italy in 1660 to study Italian canal technology in Lombardy and Padua.

He returned from the trip and sought out Pierre-Paul Riquet as a patron.

[2] Riquet was beginning his investigation into the possibility of building a canal across southern France from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.

Andréossy continued to work at the canal and serve the family of Riquet until he died in Castelnaudary on 3 June 1688.