French civil engineer (1832 to 1923) whose firm designed and built the Eiffel Tower for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris and contributed to the internal structure of the Statue of Liberty.
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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Eiffel, Gustave (French architect and engineer, 1832-1923)
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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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At the end of 1866 Eiffel managed to borrow enough cash to set up his own workshops at 48 Rue Fouquet in Levallois-Perret.
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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
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Wikidata Q20882, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Eiffel, Gustave (French architect and engineer, 1832-1923)
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Eiffel, Gustave (French architect and engineer, 1832-1923)
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