Édouard-Gaston Deville

Born in France, Deville served as a hydrographer with the French Navy before coming to Canada in 1874. He took part in the Dominion survey of the newly acquired North-West Territories, becoming Inspector of Surveys for Canada in 1881 and Surveyor General in 1885. A pioneer in the new science of photogrammetry, he introduced the technique to the mapping of the Canadian Rockies between 1888 and 1896. He gained an international reputation as author, designer of equipment for photogrammetric mapping, and improver of map reproduction techniques. Mount Deville in Yoho National Park bears his name. He died in Ottawa.

Né en France, Édouard Gaston Deville d’abord hydrographe de la Marine française s’établit au Canada en 1874. Il prit part au levé des Territoires du Nord-Ouest et il devint arpenteur général du Canada en 1885. Pionnier de la photogrammétrie, il en appliqua admirablement la technique à la cartographie des Rocheuses canadiennes de 1888 à 1896. Il acquit une réputation internationale d’inventeur, de créateur d’équipement photogrammétrie et de rénovateur des techniques d’impression cartographique. Au parc national Yoho, le mont Deville porte son nom. Il mourut à Ottawa.