Édouard Biot

Édouard Biot
Born(1803-07-02)July 2, 1803
DiedMarch 12, 1850(1850-03-12) (aged 46)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering, sinology
Academic advisorsStanislas Julien

Édouard Constant Biot (French: [bjo]; July 2, 1803 March 12, 1850) was a French engineer and Sinologist. As an engineer, he participated in the construction of the second line of French railway between Lyon and St Etienne, and as a Sinologist, published a large body of work, the result of a "knowledge rarely combined."