Louis-Émile Bertin

Louis-Émile Bertin
Louis-Émile Bertin in Institut de France uniform, post 1903
Born(1840-03-23)23 March 1840
Nancy, France
Died22 October 1924(1924-10-22) (aged 84)
La Glacerie, Manche France
Nationality French
Occupationnaval engineer

Louis-Émile Bertin (French pronunciation: [lwi emil bɛʁtɛ̃]; 23 March 1840 – 22 October 1924) was a French naval engineer, one of the foremost of his time, and a proponent of the "Jeune École" philosophy of using light, but powerfully armed warships instead of large battleships.

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