Gustave Eiffel

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At a glance

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Figure

Domain

Arts and letters

Knowledge cost

6

Influence

16

Resistance

10

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What Wikipedia says

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel ( EYE-fəl; French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɡystav ɛfɛl]; né Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Métiers, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit Viaduct.

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