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Bienvenue may refer to: * Fulgence Bienvenüe (1852–1936), French civil engineer largely known for construction of Paris underground railway * Bienvenue, French Guiana, a town in French Guiana * Bayou Bienvenue, a bayou in Louisiana *French ship La Bienvenue (1788), La Bienvenue was a 28-gun French warship launched in 1788. She was captured by the British in 1794 and renamed HMS Undaunted. {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulgence Bienvenüe
Fulgence Bienvenüe (; 27 January 1852 – 3 August 1936) was a noted French civil engineer, best known for his role in the construction of the Paris Métro, and has been called "Le Père du Métro" (Father of the Metro). A native of Uzel in Brittany, and the son of a notary, in 1872 Bienvenüe graduated from the École Polytechnique as a civil engineer and the same year he began working for the Department of Bridges and Roads at Alençon. His first assignment was the construction of new railway lines in the Mayenne area, in the course of which his left arm had to be amputated after being crushed in a construction accident. In 1886, Bienvenüe moved on to Paris to design and supervise the construction of aqueducts for the city, drawing water from the rivers Aube and Loire. Next, he built a cable railway near the Place de la République and created the park of Buttes-Chaumont. In 1891, he was appointed as Engineer-in-Chief for Bridges and Roads, the most prestigious engineering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |