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Charles Labelye

Swiss mathematician and bridge engineer

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  • Momentum6.0
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Lived 1705–1761, aged 56Switzerland
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    1705–1761
    Aged 56
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Updated 2026-06-26

Charles Labelye was a Swiss bridge engineer and mathematician. Moving to England in the 1720s and receiving patronage from the Duke of Bedford and Earl of Pembroke, he is best known there for his work on the original Westminster Bridge and his invention on that project of caissons as a method of bridge-building. This was praised on its completion, though during the period of construction he received heavy criticism from ill-informed observers, which worsened his health.

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