Gustave Eiffel Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gustave Eiffel, based on 3 World History Database records associated with France.

3 records1887–18893 events2 places

Chronological biography

1887

Engineer1887

Economy / French Lock Canal Plan · Engineer · Panama Canal

Joins the French project as it shifts toward a lock canal design

1889

Eiffel Tower Completed31 March 1889

Science / Civil Engineering · Civil Engineer · Paris

Completes the iron tower built for the Paris exposition.

Exposition Universelle Landmark31 March 1889

Science / Civil Engineering · Civil Engineer · Paris

Demonstrates large-scale prefabricated iron construction and wind-resistant engineering.

Titles and roles

Civil Engineer · Engineer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.