# Gustave Eiffel

> He built the tower that became Paris itself - a temporary exhibition piece for the 1889 fair that the city couldn't tear down because the world wouldn't look away.

*French chemical engineer and architect (1832-1923)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/gustave-eiffel

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1832-12-15
- **Died:** 1923-12-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel graduated from École Centrale des Arts et Métiers and built his reputation engineering bridges for French railways, most notably the Garabit Viaduct. His company designed the Eiffel Tower for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, the structure that would carry his name into permanence. He also contributed to building the Statue of Liberty in New York. After retiring from engineering, he turned to meteorology and aerodynamics, making significant contributions to both fields before his death in 1923.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 70.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 27.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 31.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Developers, #Architect, #Architecture, #Web Development, #France, #Europe, #19th Century

## Timeline
- **1923** - Died
- **1913** - Langley Gold Medal
- **1912** - Fourneyron prize
- **1889** - Officer of the Legion of Honour
- **1878** - Knight of the Legion of Honour
- **1832** - Born

## Sources
- [古斯塔夫·埃菲尔](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%A4%E6%96%AF%E5%A1%94%E5%A4%AB%C2%B7%E5%9F%83%E8%8F%B2%E5%B0%94)
- [Gustave Eiffel](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel)
- [Эйфель, Гюстав](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%B9%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%2C_%D0%93%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2)
- [ギュスターヴ・エッフェル](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A5%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%83%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB)
- [Gustave Eiffel](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20882)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Gustave%20Eiffel)
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- [Gustave Eiffel](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel)
- [Alexandre Gustave Eiffel](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Gustave_Eiffel)
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- [گوستاڤ ئیفێل](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A4_%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%81%DB%8E%D9%84)
- [Gustave Eiffel](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel)
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- [Gustave Eiffel](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel)
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- [گوستاو ایفل](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%81%D9%84)
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