Please answer the following question: Information: - Louis Nicolas de Clerville , aka Chevalier de Clerville , held many military positions during his life in France in 1610 -- 1677 . He was associated with Pierre - Paul Riquet and the building of the Canal du Midi . During his association with the canal , Clerville worked for Jean - Baptiste Colbert , minister of finance under King Louis XIV of France . He served as Colbert 's commissaire general des fortifications building ports , dry docks and fortresses . Clerville verified Riquet 's proposal for the canal and was Colbert 's eyes and ears keeping track of Riquet 's efforts . Clerville originated the ideas for the building a single large dam of the Laudot valley near Saint - Ferreol ( a hamlet of Revel ) . When this was accomplished , it became the Bassin de St. Ferreol . He also had the idea for digging the tunnel through the Cammazes ridge to connect the rigole de la montagne to the Bassin de St. Ferreol . Clerville lost his standing with King Louis in 1673 and died in 1677 . - Pierre-Paul Riquet, Baron de Bonrepos (29 June 1609 (some sources say 1604) 4 October 1680) was the engineer and canal-builder responsible for the construction of the Canal du Midi. - The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, experienced violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon that rapidly brought many of its principles to Western Europe and beyond. Inspired by liberal and radical ideas, the Revolution profoundly altered the course of modern history, triggering the global decline of absolute monarchies while replacing them with republics and liberal democracies. Through the Revolutionary Wars, it unleashed a wave of global conflicts that extended from the Caribbean to the Middle East. Historians widely regard the Revolution as one of the most important events in human history. - The (meaning "canal of the two seas") is a long canal in Southern France. Originally named the "Canal royal en Languedoc" (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to "Canal du Midi" in 1789, the canal was at the time considered one of the greatest construction works of the 17th century. - Engineers design materials, structures, and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and cost. The word "engineer ("from the Latin "ingeniator"")" is derived from the Latin words "ingeniare" ("to contrive, devise") and "ingenium" ("cleverness"). The foundation education of an engineer is typically a 4-year bachelor's degree or in some countries, a master's degree in an engineering discipline plus 46 years peer-reviewed professional practice culminating in a project report or thesis. Engineers who seek a professional engineer license in N. America will be required to take further exams in ethics, law and professional practice. What is the relationship between 'louis nicolas de clerville' and 'engineer'?
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