Florent-Jean de Vallière
French general
Died when: 91 years 122 days (1096 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Jean-Florent de Vallière (7 September 1667 – 7 January 1759) was a French artillery officer of the 18th century.He was lieutenant-general of the King's Armies.
In 1726, de Vallière became Director-General of the Battalions and Schools of the Artillery.Vallière was a member of the Académie de Marine.
After his death, his seat went to Chabert-Cogolin.Through the Royal Ordonnance of 7 October 1732, Vallière endeavoured to reorganize and standardize the King's artillery.
He significantly improved the method used for founding cannons, superseding the technique developed by Jean-Jacques Keller.He thus developed the de Vallière system, which set the standard for French artillery until the advent of the Gribeauval system.
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