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Ferdinand de Lesseps

Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and engineer, developed the Suez Canal (d. 1894)

Ferdinand Marie, Comte de Lesseps 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.

19 November 1805

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