lesseps,+ferdinand+de

См. также в других словарях:

• Lesseps, Ferdinand de — (1805–1894)    A French engineer and entrepreneur, born to a family of career diplomats, Lesseps was fascinated both by the culture of Egypt and by the patterns of commercial trade between East and West. It was after his retirement from the… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

• Lesseps, Ferdinand, vicomte de — ▪ French diplomat in full  Ferdinand marie, Vicomte De Lesseps   born Nov. 19, 1805, Versailles, France died Dec. 7, 1894, La Chenaie, near Guilly  French diplomat famous for building the Suez Canal across the Isthmus of Suez (1859–69) in Egypt.… …   Universalium

• Lesseps, Ferdinand-Marie, viscount de — (1805 1894)    diplomat, administrator    Born in Versailles, the son of a diplomat, Ferdinand Marie, viscount de Lesseps, entered the consular service in 1825 and held many diplomatic posts. While assistant vice consul in Cairo and Alexandria,… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• Lesseps, Ferdinand (-Marie), vizconde de — (19 nov. 1805, Versalles, Francia–7 dic. 1894, La Chenaie, cerca de Guilly). Diplomático francés, constructor del canal de Suez. Durante su carrera diplomática, cumplió funciones en Egipto y en otros países hasta 1849. En 1854 fue autorizado por… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Lesseps, Ferdinand (-Marie), viscount de — 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. In 1854 he was authorized by the viceroy of Egypt to …   Universalium

• Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de —  (1805–1894) French engineer closely associated with the Suez Canal. On second reference, de Lesseps …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Lesseps, Ferdinand de — ► (1805 94) Administrador y diplomático francés. Construyó el canal de Suez en 1869, entre el mar Mediterráneo y el Mar Rojo. A raíz de esta construcción, decidió repetir su obra con la constitución de la Compañía del Canal de Panamá …   Enciclopedia Universal

• LESSEPS, FERDINAND DE —    French diplomatist, born at Versailles; conceived the scheme of connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean in 1854, and saw it finished as the Suez Canal in 1869; projected a similar scheme for a canal at Panama, but it ended in failure,… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Lesseps, Ferdinand de — (1805 1894)    Eminent French engineer.    Index: Ch Undertakes Panama Canal, 6.    Bib.: Chambers, Biog. Dict …   The makers of Canada

• Lesseps — Lesseps, Ferdinand de …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Ferdinand de Lesseps — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Ferdinand Marie, vizconde de Lesseps …   Wikipedia Español