Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban
'''Sébastien Le Prestre, ''seigneur'' de Vauban, later styling himself as the marquis de Vauban''' (baptised 15 May 163330 March 1707), commonly referred to as ''Vauban'' (), was a French military engineer and Marshal of France who worked under Louis XIV. He is generally considered the greatest engineer of his time, and one of the most important in European military history.His principles for fortifications were widely used for nearly 100 years, while aspects of his offensive tactics remained in use until the mid-twentieth century. He viewed civilian infrastructure as closely connected to military effectiveness and worked on many of France's major ports, as well as projects like the ''Canal de la Bruche'', which remains in use today. He founded the , whose curriculum was based on his publications on engineering design, strategy and training.
His economic tract, , used statistics in support of his arguments, making it a precursor of modern economics. Later destroyed by royal decree, it contained radical proposals for a more even distribution of the tax burden. His application of rational and scientific methods to problem-solving, whether engineering or social, anticipated an approach common in the Age of Enlightenment.
Perhaps the most enduring aspect of Vauban's legacy was his view of France as a geographical entity. His advocacy of giving up territory for a more coherent and defensible border was unusual for the period; the boundaries of the French state he proposed in the north and east have changed very little in the three centuries since. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre de
Published 1762
Published 1762
printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, in Pater-Noster-Row; E. Ballard, in Little Britain; and J. Rivington, in St Paul's Church-Yard
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by Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre de
Published 1748
Published 1748
printed for S. and E. Ballard in Little Britain; C. Hitch in Pater-Noster Row; and J. Wood under the Royal-Exchange
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by Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre de
Published 1708
Published 1708
printed by John Matthews, for George Strahan, at the Golden Ball in Cornhill
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by Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre de
Published 1702
Published 1702
printed for W. Freeman, at the Bible over-against the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleet-Street
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by Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre de
Published 1708
Published 1708
Printed by John Matthews for George Strahan ... and R. Burrough
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by Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre de
Published 1710
Published 1710
printed by John Matthews, for Geo. Strahan, at the Golden Ball in Cornhill