Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923
Variant namesGustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer, architect, entrepreneur and specialist of metallic structures. He is acclaimed for designing the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built 1887-1889 for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France. Notable among his other works is the armature for the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, United States. Eiffel graduted from the École Centrale Paris (Central School of Arts and Manufactures) in 1855. Paul Buquet was the director of the school from 1895 to 1910.
From the description of Letter to Paul Buquet, 1902, June. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 711352178
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| creatorOf | Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. Letters. | Smithsonian Institution. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Philippe Bunau-Varilla Papers, 1877-1955, (bulk 1900-1907) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Hunsaker, Jerome C. papers | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Murray, Joseph Bradley, 1888-1961,. Joseph Bradley Murray collection, 1706-1958 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| creatorOf | [Tour Eiffel] [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. Letter to Paul Buquet, 1902, June. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| creatorOf | Der Eiffel-Thurm [toy] = Eiffel Tower game = Tour Eiffel jeu. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. [Tour Eiffel] [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. ALS : Levallois-Perret, to J.B. Bailliere & Fils, Paris, 1889 Feb. | Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square | |
| creatorOf | Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France). Kings Dominion [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste, 1834-1904. [Statue of Liberty] [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. [Eiffel Tower] [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Eiffel, Gustave. [Gustave Eiffel] : artist file | John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library | |
| referencedIn | Gustave Eiffel : vertical file. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. Tour Eiffel, Paris, France [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Tour Eiffel, Paris [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. Souvenir de Paris [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | EIFFEL, GUSTAVE. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| creatorOf | Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France). [Tour Eiffel] [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. Serres [model]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| referencedIn | Joseph Bradley Murray collection, 1706-1958 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | John William Draper Family Papers, 1777-1951, (bulk 1860-1882) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| correspondedWith | Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940. | person |
| associatedWith | Buquet, Paul, | person |
| associatedWith | Burndy Library, | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dibner, Bern, | person |
| correspondedWith | Draper, John C. (John Christopher), 1835-1885 | person |
| correspondedWith | Draper, John William, 1811-1882. | person |
| associatedWith | Ecole centrale des arts et manufactures (France) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gustave Eiffel, | person |
| associatedWith | Hunsaker, Jerome C. (Jerome Clarke), 1886-1984 | person |
| associatedWith | Murray, Joseph Bradley, 1888-1961, | person |
| associatedWith | The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. | corporateBody |
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| Structural engineering |
| Tour Eiffel (Paris, France) |
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Birth 1832-12-15
Death 1923-12-27
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