Léonce Verny

French naval engineer · France · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1837 to 1908 · aged 70

François Léonce Verny was a French officer and naval engineer who directed the construction of the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan, as well as many related modern infrastructure projects from 1865 to 1876, thus helping jump-start Japan's modernization.

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