Pierre Koch

Born in Saverne in 1895, Koch entered the École Polytechnique in 1914. After participating in World War I, he continued his studies after the war at the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées, now École des ponts ParisTech, where he obtained his engineering degree. He later also obtained his Doctor of Law. officer of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Paris (CCIP), and member of the INTERNET Board. In 1952 Koch was awarded Commander of the Légion d'honneur. Koch died in Paris, 14 February 1978. == Work ==

Water supply and wastewater disposal Koch's main work was in the field of Water supply and wastewater disposal. Hager (2014) summarized: :"Koch was responsible for both the water supply and the wastewater disposal of the Seine Department, including the French capital. His 1937 book on the sanitation of agglomerations saw various re-editions, as also his second book Sewer networks, first published in 1954. Besides, Koch also translated the city sanitation book of Karl Imhoff (1876–1965) into French. He further contributed various papers to sewer hydraulics." == Selected publications ==

• Pierre Koch. ''Les réseaux d'égouts: données d'établissement et de calcul.'' Dunod, 1954 • Pierre Koch. ''Cours d'Hydrologie ( 1955-1956 ) : Livre premier, Données générales sur l'hydrologie ; Livre deuxième, Grands domaines d'application.'' Edité par Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, 1955. • G. Vanneufville, P. Clairgeon and P. Koch. La Direction générale des services techniques de Paris. Paris : Editions Science et industrie, 1958. • Pierre Koch. ''Les services d'assainissement.'' 1964 • Pierre Koch & others (ed). Congres INTERNET I, Vienna, 1967. Methodes a chemin critique. Network methods. Actes du Congres Internet I, Vienne, 1967. Paris, Dunod. == References ==