Francois Edouard Bourdon
Francois Edouard Bourdon ( -1926)
of 74 Faubourg du Temple, Paris (or care of Messrs. Negretti and Zambra, Holborn Viaduct, London, E.C.)
1927 Obituary [1]
FRANCOIS EDOUARD BOURDON, who was educated at the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, was born in Paris and inherited the business of his father, [[Eugene Bourdon[[, the inventor of the celebrated Bourdon gauge.
He remained at the head of this firm until his death on 14th January 1926, in his eighty-first year.
Mr. Bourdon occupied prominent positions in several French engineering trades associations and was a member of the jury for the Paris Exhibitions in 1878, 1889 and 1900. He was an officer of the Legion of Honour and an officer of Public Instruction.
He became a Member of the Institution in 1878.