Eugène Flachat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French civil engineer
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Eugène Flachat
- Eugène Flachat (16 April 1802 – 16 June 1873 ) was a French civil engineer.
- Eugène Flachat and his half-brother Stéphane Mony built the railway line from Paris to Saint Germain(fr) between 1833 and 1835.
- They also built the Paris-Versailles Right Bank railway. Eugène Flachat built the first railroad station in Paris.
- He remembered today for redesigning the Gare Saint-Lazare railway station in Paris in 1851 and other railroad related projects.
- He died in Arcachon.
- A street in Paris is named after him.
- His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.
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