Ferdinand de Lesseps. Engraving of Ferdinand,Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-94),French civil engineer. De Lesseps spent his early career in the diplomatic service before retiring in 1854 to plan the Suez Canal,a waterway to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. Construction work began on 25 April 1859 and De Lesseps oversaw the digging until its completion on 17 November 1869. As a result,he received many honours. He then began work on the Panama Canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Work on the sea-level scheme began in 1881 but was stopped in 1888 amid financial,engineering & political problems. De Lesseps was later charged with embezzlement | |
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