Eugène Flachat (16 April 1802 – 16 June 1873 ) was a French

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. Eugène Flachat and his half-brother Stéphane Mony built the railway line from Paris to Saint Germain between 1833 and 1835. They also built the

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Right Bank railway. Eugène Flachat built the first railroad station in Paris. He is remembered today for redesigning the

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railway station in Paris in 1851 and other railroad related projects. He died in

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. A street in Paris is named for him. His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.

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Rue Flachat
Paris Engineers from Paris 1802 births 1873 deaths Burials at Montmartre Cemetery French railway civil engineers French railway pioneers {{France-engineer-stub