- Born
- November 19, 1805
- Died
- December 7, 1894 (aged 89)
- Known as
- diplomat, entrepreneur, writer, engineer
Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps was a French Orientalist diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869, joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe and East Asia.
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