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Ferdinand de Lesseps

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Noun1.Ferdinand de Lesseps - French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)Ferdinand de Lesseps - French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)


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It had taken 10 years to make the 100-mile canal devised by Ferdinand de Lesseps.
Its designer, French sculptor FrE[umlaut]dE[umlaut]ric Bartholdi, while on a trip to Port Saeed, was inspired by the epic scale of construction of the Suez Canal under the supervision of Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, who later became a lifelong friend of his.
CAIRO: In the middle of the Sinai desert on April 25, 1859, Ferdinand de Lesseps, a French vice-consul in Egypt, told Egyptian peasants, "You will dig with your pickaxes, and you will bring prosperity to your families and your country.
 
 
 
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