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Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps (19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) 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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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19 November 1805exact date
Versailles (city)attested“Ferdinand de Lesseps was born November 19, 1805, in Versailles.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1849year
Vatican Cityattested“In 1849, the government of the French Republic sent Lesseps to Rome to negotiate the return of Pope Pius IX to the Vatican.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1849year
Romeattested“In 1849, the government of the French Republic sent Lesseps to Rome to negotiate the return of Pope Pius IX to the Vatican.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
February 1893month
Panamaattested“By 1892 it emerged that 150 French deputies had been bribed into voting for the allocation of financial aid to the Panama Canal Company, and in February 1893 Lesseps, his son Charles (born 1849), and a number of others faced trial and we…”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
7 December 1894exact date
Guilly, Indreattested“Lesseps died at Château de La Chesnaye in Guilly, Vatan, Indre, on 7 December 1894.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
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1819 to 1853period
Francementioned“Towards the close of the year 1837 he returned to France, and on 21 December married Agathe Delamalle (1819–1853), daughter of the government prosecuting attorney at the court of Angers.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1825 to 1827period
Lisbonmentioned“From 1825 to 1827 he acted as assistant vice-consul at Lisbon, where his uncle, Barthélemy de Lesseps, was the French chargé d'affaires.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1828year
Tunismentioned“In 1828, Lesseps was sent as an assistant vice-consul to Tunis, where his father was consul-general.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
18 December 1830exact date
Alexandriamentioned“The marshal wrote to Mathieu de Lesseps on 18 December 1830: "I have had the pleasure of meeting your son, who gives promise of sustaining with great credit the name he bears." In 1832, Lesseps was appointed vice-consul at Alexandria.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1833year
Mediterraneanmentioned“Politically, the British were allied with the Ottoman government in Istanbul (doing so in order to prevent the Russians from gaining access to the Mediterranean) and had also assisted in repelling Ali's attempt to capture Istanbul in 1833.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1833year
Istanbulmentioned“Politically, the British were allied with the Ottoman government in Istanbul (doing so in order to prevent the Russians from gaining access to the Mediterranean) and had also assisted in repelling Ali's attempt to capture Istanbul in 1833.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1833 to 1837period
Alexandriamentioned“In 1833, Lesseps was sent as consul to Cairo, and soon afterwards given the management of the consulate general at Alexandria, a post that he held until 1837.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1833 to 1837period
Cairomentioned“In 1833, Lesseps was sent as consul to Cairo, and soon afterwards given the management of the consulate general at Alexandria, a post that he held until 1837.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1839year
Málagamentioned“In 1839, Lesseps was appointed consul at Rotterdam, and in the following year transferred to Málaga, the ancestral home of his mother's family.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1839year
Rotterdammentioned“In 1839, Lesseps was appointed consul at Rotterdam, and in the following year transferred to Málaga, the ancestral home of his mother's family.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
1842year
Barcelonamentioned“In 1842 he was sent to Barcelona, and soon afterwards promoted to the grade of consul general.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
Egyptmentioned“Upon Abbas' assassination in 1854, Lesseps made inquiries with a former, if short-term, acquaintance and successor in Egypt, Said Pasha.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
7 November 1854exact date
Alexandriamentioned“On 7 November 1854 he landed at Alexandria; on the 30th of the same month Said Pasha signed the concession authorizing him to oversee the French portion of the Suez Canal's construction.”source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand de Lesseps
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