Charles-Nicolas Peaucellier
French general
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| Intro | French general | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Mathematician Engineer | |
| Work field | Engineering Mathematics | |
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| Birth | 16 June 1832, Saarlouis | |
| Death | 4 October 1913Paris (aged 81 years) |
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Charles-Nicolas Peaucellier (16 June 1832 – 4 October 1919) was a French engineer who graduated from the École polytechnique. He made a career in the French army and was promoted to général de division in 1888.
He is best known for the Peaucellier–Lipkin linkage which was partly named after him.