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Georges-Eugène Haussmann — Prefect of the Seine, transformer of Paris, 1809–1891
Prefect of the Seine for seventeen years, he gutted old Paris to drive boulevards, sewers and squares — the modern capital emerged from his worksites, and his 1870 dismissal shortly preceded the fall of the Empire he had served. (Editorial synthesis)
Recorded office of Georges-Eugène Haussmann: Prefecture of the Seine (from 1853 to 1870, his dismissal). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Georges-Eugène Haussmann was born on 27 March 1809. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Georges-Eugène Haussmann was born in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Georges-Eugène Haussmann died on 11 January 1891. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Georges-Eugène Haussmann died in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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