Agustín de Betancourt

For the 17th-century Mexican scholar sometimes known as Agustín de Betancourt, see Agustín de Vetancurt.
Agustín de Betancourt
1810s portrait
Born
Agustín José Pedro del Carmen Domingo de Candelaria de Betancourt y Molina

1 February 1758
Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Died14 July 1824(1824-07-14) (aged 66)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
EducationÉcole nationale des ponts et chaussées
Occupations
Engineering career
Significant designMoscow Manege, Nizhny Novgorod Fair

Agustín de Betancourt y Molina (1 February 1758 – 24 July 1824) was a Spanish engineer, who worked in Spain, France and Russia. His work ranged from steam engines and balloons to structural engineering and urban planning. As an educator, Betancourt founded and managed the Spanish Corps of Civil Engineers and the Saint Petersburg Institute of Communications Engineers. As an urban planner and construction manager, Betancourt supervised planning and construction in Saint Petersburg, Kronstadt, Nizhny Novgorod and other Russian cities.

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