Gustave Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel
Eiffel in 1888, photographed by Félix Nadar
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a French civil engineer, best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, designed and built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, and his contribution to the Statue of Liberty.
Born
Alexandre Gustave Bonickhausen dit Eiffel 15 December 1832 Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France
Died
27 December 1923 (aged 91) Paris, France
Alma mater
École Centrale Paris
Awards
Officer of the Légion d'Honneur Samuel Langley Medal
Spouse(s)
Marie Gaudelet (1862–1877)
adultbasic
France
Children
5
era
1800+
Notable work
Garabit viaduct Eiffel Tower Statue of Liberty