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Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (Bönickhausen) | |
| Also Known As: | "Gustave Eiffel" |
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| Birthplace: | Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France |
| Death: | Died in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| Place of Burial: | Cimetière de Levallois-Perret |
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Son of François Alexandre Bönickhausen Eiffel and Catherine Bönickhausen Eiffel |
| Managed by: | Samuel Austin - Le Maux |
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About Gustave Eiffel
- Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, né Bönickhausen1 le 15 décembre 1832 à Dijon et mort le 27 décembre 1923 à Paris, est un ingénieur, un industriel français ayant notamment participé à la construction de la statue de la Liberté à New York et de la tour Eiffel à Paris.
- Alexandre Gustave Eiffel né Bönickhausen (pron.: /ˈaɪfəl/ French pronunciation: [efɛl]) (15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer, architect and freemason.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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Gustave Eiffel's Timeline
| 1832 |
December 15, 1832
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Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France
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| 1863 |
August 19, 1863
Age 30
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Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
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| 1864 |
October 16, 1864
Age 31
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Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
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| 1866 |
April 27, 1866
Age 33
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Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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| 1870 |
January 25, 1870
Age 37
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Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
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| 1873 |
August 6, 1873
Age 40
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Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
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| 1923 |
December 27, 1923
Age 91
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Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Cimetière de Levallois-Perret
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