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Ferdinand Marie vicomte de Lesseps

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ferdinand Marie Lesseps, vicomte de , 1805-94, French diplomat and engineer. He entered the consular service in 1825 and was minister to Spain (1848-49). Later, while serving in Egypt, he conceived the idea of a Suez Canal , and in 1854 he obtained from Said Pasha, viceroy of Egypt, the concession for opening a passage through the Isthmus of Suez. He was the chief figure in organizing the canal company and raised, by popular subscription in France, over half the capital needed. He supervised the actual construction (1859-69) and achieved world renown when the venture proved successful. In 1878... Read more
Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de
Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de (1805–94) French diplomat and engineer. He conceived the idea of a canal through the isthmus of Suez, linking the Red...construct the Panama Canal without using a system of locks began in 1879, but was abandoned seven years later with the failure of De ... Read more
Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de
Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de (1805–94) French diplomat. While in the consular service in Egypt he became aware of plans to link the Mediterranean... Read more

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