Ferdinand De Lesseps
Biographic Data
| ID | 1664121 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ferdinand De Lesseps |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ferdinand |
| FAMILY NAME | De Lesseps |
| SIGNATURE | DE LESSEPS F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1866 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
History of the Suez Canal: A Personal Narrative
In the early 1850s the French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) revived earlier French plans to build a canal through the Isthmus of Suez, and, thanks to his good relations with the Viceroy of Egypt, won approval for the project in the face of British and Turkish opposition. This 1870 lecture reveals de Lesseps' enchantment with the desert and its people, his determination to complete the canal, and his annoyance at British a…
Recollections of Forty Years: Volume 1
The French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) was instrumental in the successful completion of the Suez Canal, which reduced by 3000 miles the distance by sea between Bombay and London. This two-volume memoir, written towards the end of his life and dedicated to his children, was published in this English translation in 1887. In it, de Lesseps describes his experiences in Europe and North Africa. He includes reflections on Eur…
The Suez Canal: Letters and Documents Descriptive of its Rise and Progress in 1854–1856
In the early 1850s the French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) revived earlier French plans to build a canal through the Isthmus of Suez. He saw the immense benefits such a canal would bring, reducing by 3000 miles the distance by sea between Bombay and London, and he was instrumental in its successful completion. These letters, published in this English translation in 1876, show how De Lesseps persuaded the Viceroy of Egypt…
Recollections of Forty Years: Volume 2
The French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) was instrumental in the successful completion of the Suez Canal, which reduced by 3000 miles the distance by sea between Bombay and London. This two-volume memoir, written towards the end of his life and dedicated to his children, was published in this English translation in 1887. In it, de Lesseps describes his experiences in Europe and North Africa. He includes reflections on Eur…
Lettre relative aux découvertes dans l'isthme de Suez
de Lesseps Ferdinand. Lettre relative aux découvertes dans l'isthme de Suez. In: Comptes-rendus des séances de l année - Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, 10e année, 1866. pp. 209-210
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Lettre relative aux découvertes dans l'isthme de Suez
de Lesseps Ferdinand. Lettre relative aux découvertes dans l'isthme de Suez. In: Comptes-rendus des séances de l année - Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, 10e année, 1866. pp. 209-210
History of the Suez Canal: A Personal Narrative
In the early 1850s the French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) revived earlier French plans to build a canal through the Isthmus of Suez, and, thanks to his good relations with the Viceroy of Egypt, won approval for the project in the face of British and Turkish opposition. This 1870 lecture reveals de Lesseps' enchantment with the desert and its people, his determination to complete the canal, and his annoyance at British a…
Recollections of Forty Years: Volume 1
The French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) was instrumental in the successful completion of the Suez Canal, which reduced by 3000 miles the distance by sea between Bombay and London. This two-volume memoir, written towards the end of his life and dedicated to his children, was published in this English translation in 1887. In it, de Lesseps describes his experiences in Europe and North Africa. He includes reflections on Eur…
The Suez Canal: Letters and Documents Descriptive of its Rise and Progress in 1854–1856
In the early 1850s the French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) revived earlier French plans to build a canal through the Isthmus of Suez. He saw the immense benefits such a canal would bring, reducing by 3000 miles the distance by sea between Bombay and London, and he was instrumental in its successful completion. These letters, published in this English translation in 1876, show how De Lesseps persuaded the Viceroy of Egypt…
Recollections of Forty Years: Volume 2
The French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) was instrumental in the successful completion of the Suez Canal, which reduced by 3000 miles the distance by sea between Bombay and London. This two-volume memoir, written towards the end of his life and dedicated to his children, was published in this English translation in 1887. In it, de Lesseps describes his experiences in Europe and North Africa. He includes reflections on Eur…
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