Georges-Eugène Haussmann
Politician
1809 – 1891
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Who was Georges-Eugène Haussmann?
Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann, was the Prefect of the Seine Department in France, who was chosen by the Emperor Napoleon III to carry out a massive program of new boulevards, parks and public works in Paris, commonly called Haussmann's renovation of Paris. Critics forced his resignation for extravagance, but his vision of the city still dominates Central Paris.
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- Born
- Mar 27, 1809
Paris - Education
- Lycée Henri-IV
- Lycée Condorcet
- Paris Law Faculty
( - 1831)
- Died
- Jan 11, 1891
Paris - Resting place
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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