It took him a while to recover from the illness, but Dupin was not idle while recovering in Pisa. He was appointed as secretary to the Ionian Academy which had been founded only a short time before and he undertook deep research on mathematical topic, in particular studying the differential geometry of surfaces, and applied mechanics where he investigated the resistance of materials.Īfter three years in Corfu he set out to return to France but, while passing through Pisa, he was taken ill. While in Corfu he carried out his naval engineer's duties of repairing the port, but he also carried out tasks relating to his scientific interests. After being assigned to duties in Antwerp, Genoa and then Toulon, he was sent to Corfu in 1807 to take charge of the damaged naval arsenal there. He often went on long sea voyages which resulted in his publications being much delayed. He graduated in 1803 and then became a naval engineer. While an undergraduate he made his famous discovery of what are called today 'Dupin's cyclides' guided in this work by Monge. Charles was the middle of the three sons of his parents his older brother André also achieved fame in his profession as a lawyer.ĭupin was educated at the École Polytechnique in Paris, where he learnt geometry from Monge. Nivernais was not part of the French crown when he was born there, being owned from 1659 by Cardinal Mazarin and his descendants until 1790 when it became the département of Nièvre. Charles' father was a lawyer and Charles himself was brought up in Nivernais, the region of his birth.
In fact Dupin was both her married and maiden name. Longworth’s Aix-en-Provence mysteries.Biography Charles Dupin's father was Charles-André-Dupin and his mother was Cathérine Agnès Dupin. "Very satisfying…along the lines of Martin Walker’s novels set in Dordogne, or M.L. Bannalec excels at plotting and pacing, as well as vivid descriptions of the Finistère countryside." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on Death in Brittany "Francophiles and art lovers will welcome Bannalec’s good old-fashioned detective story set in Brittany. If this isn't heaven, it's close enough." - The New York Times Armchair travelers and gourmands alike will appreciate visiting this region of Brittany." - Publishers Weekly "Series fans will enjoy seeing Dupin’s relationship with Claire deepen. Between bewitched valleys and beautiful beaches, an unfathomable case develops. Shortly after that, the Britanny beach resort is shocked by the discovery of a corpse.ĭupin clandestinely begins to investigate with the help of the local villagers, something he must keep a secret from Claire and his colleagues in Concarneau. But then a tourist vanishes without trace and there’s an attack on a deputy to the local assembly, who is involved in confrontations with local farmers. The fabulous dinners on the hotel patio and the rumors about a stolen statue of a saint are the few interesting moments of his days on vacation.
Inspector Dupin and Claire are on a two-week vacation, but while Claire seems to enjoy the quiet of the beach, Commissaire Dupin takes every opportunity to leave the beach towel. In The Granite Coast Murders, the sixth installment of Jean-Luc Bannalec's bestselling mystery series, Commissaire Dupin returns to investigate a murder at a gorgeous Brittany beach resort.
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