Gustave Eiffel

Gustave Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel
	Eiffel in 1888, photographed by Félix Nadar
Born	Alexandre Gustave Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; 15 December 1832; Dijon, Burgundy, France
Died	27 December 1923 (aged 91); Paris, France
Alma mater	École Centrale Paris
Notable work	Garabit viaduct; Eiffel Tower; Statue of Liberty;
Spouse	Marie Gaudelet (1862–1877)
Children	5
Awards	Officer of the Légion d'Honneur; Samuel Langley Medal;
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Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (/ˈaɪfəl/ EYE-fəl, French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɡystav ɛfɛl]; né Bonickhausen dit Eiffel;^[5] 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of 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, designed by his company and built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, and his contribution to building the Statue of Liberty in New York. After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel focused on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, making significant contributions in both fields.

^ État-civil de la Côte-d'Or, Dijon, Registres d'état civil 1832, p. 249
^ Harvie 2006 p. 1
^ Charles Braibant, Histoire de la Tour Eiffel, Paris 1964, p. 35
^ Harvie 2006 p. 124
^ Gobillot, Emmanuel (15 September 2016). Follow the Leader. Kogan Page Publishers. ISBN 9780749469061. Retrieved 23 September 2016.