Ferdinand Marie, Comte de Lesseps (French: [də lesɛps]; 19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal...
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related to Suez Canal promoter Ferdinand de Lesseps. She is of French-Canadian descent on her mother's side. De Lesseps attended Miss Porter's School,...
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Thauk. De Lesseps received the Fulbright Humanitarian Award in 2004 at the United Nations in New York. He is a descendant of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the famous...
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Count Alexandre de Lesseps, an entrepreneur and pioneer of microfinancing in developing countries. He is a descendant of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the famous...
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expedition of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse (1 August 1785 – January 1788) and uncle of Ferdinand de Lesseps. His childhood was spent in...
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basis. The square is named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the developer of the Suez Canal. Earlier in his career, De Lesseps was the French consul in Barcelona...
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Barthélemy de Lesseps, (1766–1834), French diplomat and writer Bertrand Marie de Lesseps (1875–1918), French fencer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894)...
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route between Europe and Asia. In 1858, French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps formed the Compagnie de Suez for the express purpose of building the canal. Construction...
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death, in numerous foreign and domestic posts. One of his sons, Ferdinand de Lesseps, was the developer and guiding spirit in charge of the construction...
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referred to in French as Le Suez ("The Suez"), was a company formed by Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1858 to operate the Egyptian granted concession of the Suez Canal...
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