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'''François-Paul Sainte de Wollant''' (20 September 1752, in [[Antwerp]] – 30 November 1818, in [[Saint Petersburg]]) was a [[Flanders|Flemish]] engineer. He is best known for a number of fortifications in [[Imperial Russia]] which were built under his supervision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.port.odessa.ua/index.php/en/history/personalities/11427-francois-sainte-de-wollant|title=Francois Sainte de Wollant|publisher=}}</ref> In [[Tiraspol]], [[Transnistria]], a park is named after him.
'''François-Paul Sainte de Wollant''' (20 September 1752, in [[Antwerp]] – 30 November 1818, in [[Saint Petersburg]]) was a [[Flanders|Flemish]] engineer. He is best known for a number of fortifications in [[Imperial Russia]] which were built under his supervision, such as a now-lost 1794 battery on the site of the later [[Konstantin Battery]] in [[Sevastopol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.port.odessa.ua/index.php/en/history/personalities/11427-francois-sainte-de-wollant|title=Francois Sainte de Wollant|publisher=}}</ref> In [[Tiraspol]], [[Transnistria]], a park is named after him.


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François-Paul Sainte de Wollant

François-Paul Sainte de Wollant (20 September 1752, in Antwerp – 30 November 1818, in Saint Petersburg) was a Flemish engineer. He is best known for a number of fortifications in Imperial Russia which were built under his supervision, such as a now-lost 1794 battery on the site of the later Konstantin Battery in Sevastopol.[1] In Tiraspol, Transnistria, a park is named after him.

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