Background
Julien was born in January 1920, in Sens, Bourgogne, France. Named after his young uncle Julien Gabriel Bilhaut killed in Vendeuil in 1917, posthumously awarded la Croix de guerre. He was 21.
engineer map maker expert land surveyor
Julien was born in January 1920, in Sens, Bourgogne, France. Named after his young uncle Julien Gabriel Bilhaut killed in Vendeuil in 1917, posthumously awarded la Croix de guerre. He was 21.
Only child of well-to-do parents just recovering from WW1, Julien started school at two and graduated cum laude at 16. Studied engineering at École des Arts et Métiers in Paris and was a 19-year-old intern when the war started.
Julien is a French engineer, map maker, expert land surveyor.