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Rodolphe Edgard Mathot

b. 1866

A Belgian engineer and technical writer, he specialized in gas engines, producer-gas plants, and internal-combustion technology at a time when those machines were rapidly reshaping industry. His books were written as practical guides for working engineers, blending theory with real-world construction and operation.

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Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines

Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines

by Rodolphe Edgard Mathot

About the author

Born in 1866, Rodolphe Edgard Mathot is remembered chiefly for technical books on engines and industrial power systems. Catalog and library records connect him with works including Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants and The Construction and Working of Internal Combustion Engines, both aimed at readers who needed detailed, usable engineering knowledge.

Contemporary reference material also identifies him as a Belgian consulting engineer based in Brussels, and notes his involvement with professional engineering circles. His writing focused on how engines were designed, selected, installed, and kept running well, which suggests he was interested not just in invention but in helping machinery perform reliably in everyday use.

Today, Mathot's work offers a window into the early age of modern engine technology. For listeners interested in the history of engineering, his books capture a period when gas and oil engines were becoming essential tools of industry and transport.