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Ferdinand Marie, Comte de Lesseps GCSI ( French: [də lesɛps]; 19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe and East Asia .
Ferdinand, viscount de Lesseps (born Nov. 19, 1805, Versailles, France—died Dec. 7, 1894, La Chenaie, near Guilly) was a French diplomat famous for building the Suez Canal across the Isthmus of Suez (1859–69) in Egypt. Lesseps was from a family long distinguished in government service.
Ferdinand de Lesseps was born on 19 November 1805 into a family of French career-diplomats. He went into the same profession, and during his early career was posted to Tunisia and Egypt. In...
Ferdinand, comte de Lesseps 2, 3, né le 19 novembre 1805 4 à Versailles et mort le 7 décembre 1894 à La Chesnaye près de Guilly ( Indre ), est un diplomate et entrepreneur français. Il est surtout connu pour avoir fait construire le canal de Suez et pour être impliqué dans le scandale de Panama.
Nov 19, 2021 · Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805 – 1894), photo by Félix Nadar circa 1872 – 1876 in Paris. On November 19, 1805, French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps was born. The Suez Canal that was constructed under de Lessep’s supervision in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas ...
Ferdinand, viscount de Lesseps, (born Nov. 19, 1805, Versailles, France—died Dec. 7, 1894, La Chenaie, near Guilly), French diplomat, builder of the Suez Canal. A career diplomat, he held posts in Egypt and elsewhere until 1849.
Ferdinand de Lesseps was a French diplomat famous for building the Suez Canal. The canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, considerably reduced the sailing distances and thereby the time taken to travel between Europe and East Asia.
