# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/raul-mesnier
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:36:56.806Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/raul-mesnier"
name: "Raul Mesnier"
slug: "raul-mesnier"
description: "Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard was a Portuguese engineer of French parentage, known for building many elevators and funiculars in Portugal. He is particularly known for his engineering work on Lisbon landmarks the Santa Justa Lift, the Ascensor da Glória, the Ascensor da Bica, and the Ascensor do Lavra, as well as the Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular in Braga."
tagline: "Portuguese engineer (1849-1914)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RAUL_MESNIER.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Portugal"
  isoCode: "PT"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1849-04-02"
deathDate: "1914-05-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.41
  momentum:             4.044943820224718
  historical:           8.750901333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  250
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Mesnier_du_Ponsard"
    title: "Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Mesnier_du_Ponsard"
    title: "Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Mesnier_du_Ponsard"
    title: "Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul_Mesnier_du_Ponsard"
    title: "Raul Mesnier du Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Mesnier_du_Ponsard"
    title: "Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Mesnier_de_Ponsard"
    title: "Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Mesnier_du_Ponsard"
    title: "Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Mesnier_de_Ponsard"
    title: "Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul_Mesnier_de_Ponsard"
    title: "Raul Mesnier de Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Mesnier_de_Ponsard"
    title: "Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3057590"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump