Gustave Eiffel
Architect
1832 – 1923
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Who was Gustave Eiffel?
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French civil engineer and architect. A graduate of the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit viaduct. He is best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France. After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel concentrated his energies on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, making important contributions in both fields.
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- Born
- Dec 15, 1832
Dijon - Also known as
- Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Marguerite Gaudelet
(1862 - 1877)
- Marguerite Gaudelet
- Children
- Ethnicity
- French people
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- École Polytechnique
- École Centrale Paris
Chemical Engineering
- Employment
- Personal Secretary, Charles Nepveu & Cie
- Principal, Eiffel & Cie
(1868 - 1893)
- Lived in
- Dijon
- Levallois-Perret
- Paris
- Sèvres
- Died
- Dec 27, 1923
Paris, 1 rue Rabelais - Resting place
- Levallois-Perret Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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