Louis Favre (engineer)
Louis Favre (26 January 1826 – 19 July 1879) was a Swiss businessman and self-taught engineer who is primarily notable for the construction of Gotthard Rail Tunnel between 1872 and his death in the tunnel in 1879.
Louis Favre | |
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Favre around 1860 | |
| Born | Louis Favre 28 January 1826 Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland |
| Died | 19 July 1879 (aged 53) Göschenen, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
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| Spouse |
Caroline Eugénie Rondeau
(m. 1846) |
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