Albin Abraham Vidal (1826-1894)

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Albin Abraham Vidal

NationalityFrench
RolesShip Builder
Date of Birth13.12.1826 - Nimes , Gardref:673
First Known Service1.11.1845ref:673
WifeAnne Marie Simonne Cerf - Married 15.8.1861, Paris ref:673
Last Known Service1881ref:673
Date of Death3.6.1894 - Paris ref:673

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1.11.1845		Appointed Elève de Polytechnique	ref:673
1.10.1847		Appointed Elève du Génie Maritime	ref:673
15.10.1849		Appointed Sous-Ingénieur de Troisième Classe de la Marine	ref:673
19.10.1850		Appointed Sous-Ingénieur de Seconde Classe de la Marine at Cherbourg	ref:673
bef.1.1.1860		Appointed Adjoint à la Direction des Constructions Navales de l'Arrondissement Maritime at Rochefort	ref:673
30.12.1864		Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneur	ref:673
16.10.1867		Appointed Ingénieur des Constructions Navales de Seconde Classe at Toulon	ref:673
bef.1.1.1869		Appointed Ingénieur des Constructions Navales de Seconde Classe at Rochefort attached to the Evolutions Squadron	ref:673
21.8.1876		Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneur	ref:673
8.5.1877		Appointed Ingénieur des Constructions Navales de Première Classe at Toulon	ref:673
25.11.1878	aft.1.1.1881	Appointed Membre du Conseil des Travaux de la Marine On January 1, 1881, in residence in Paris .	ref:673
3.5.1889		Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneur	ref:673

Notes on Officer

Rank no dateref:673

Membre de la Commission Permanente de contrôle et de révision du règlement d'armement et d'habillement , présidée par Émile Zédé , Contre-Amiral : listed after 1881

Directeur des Constructions Navales , Adjoint à l’Inspection Générale du Génie Maritime à Paris : listed after 1881

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ref:673 Web Site

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