Gustave Eiffel

Dec 15, 1832 - Dec 27, 1923

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel 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.
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“The first principle of architectural beauty is that the essential lines of a construction be determined by a perfect appropriateness to its use.”

Gustave Eiffel
Dec 15, 1832 - Dec 27, 1923
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