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Les·seps (l

ps, l

-s

), Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de 1805-1894.

French diplomat and engineer who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1859-1869). He directed the company that began the Panama Canal (1878) but abandoned the project because of bankruptcy (1888).

Lesseps [ˈlɛsəps (French) lɛsɛps]

(Biographies / Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie de, Vicomte (1805-1894) M, French, POLITICS: diplomat, BUSINESS: director of Suez Canal construction) Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de (fɛrdinɑ̃ mari də). 1805-94, French diplomat: directed the construction of the Suez Canal (1859-69) and the unsuccessful first attempt to build the Panama Canal (1881-89)

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Lesseps - French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)

Ferdinand de Lesseps, Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps

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