He was one of the first French farmers to grow beetroots to producer sugar, until he went bankrupt.

He invented the Dombasle plough, and he established a model farm in Roville-devant-Bayon.

Mathieu de Dombasle was born on 26 February 1777 in Nancy, France.

[3] De Dombasle grew beetroots in Monplaisir near Nancy to produce sugar as early as 1809.

[4] De Dombasle was the co-founder of the Société centrale d’agriculture with Antoine Bertier, and he served as its founding president from 1820 to 1825.