Musée historique de Strasbourg-Jacques Tarade

Jacques Tarade (1646–1720) was a French engineer and colleague of Vauban,

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. He built the Barrage Vauban in Strasbourg, and the ''Rue Tarade'' in that town is named after him. He also designed the church in

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and the later phases of the defensive works for the city of

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Family

Tarade was the nephew of

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(1598–1667).

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* 1646 births 1720 deaths French military engineers {{France-engineer-stub