Cornélie Lebon-de Brambilla

Cornélie Lebon-de Brambilla
Born
Françoise-Thérèse-Cornélie de Brambilla

(1767-01-16)January 16, 1767
Ypres
DiedSeptember 2, 1812(1812-09-02) (aged 45)
Paris
OccupationEngineer
Known forEarly urban gas lighting

Cornélie Lebon (née de Brambilla) (16 January 1767 – 2 September 1812), was a French engineer. Her husband Philippe Lebon (1767–1804), invented a form of gas lighting during the French Revolutionary period. Following his early death, she continued his work on the thermolamp designed for urban lighting.

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