Definition of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

1. Noun. French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923).

Exact synonyms: Eiffel
Generic synonyms: Applied Scientist, Engineer, Technologist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

Alexander Melville Bell
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Selcraig
Alexander Selkirk
Alexander VI
Alexander Wilson
Alexander Woollcott
Alexander of Tralles
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Liberator
Alexanders
Alexandra
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (current term)
Alexandre Yersin
Alexandria
Alexandria senna
Alexandrian
Alexandrian laurel
Alexandrian senna
Alexandrina
Alexandrine
Alexandros
Alexandroupoli
Alexia
Alexis
Alexis Carrel
Alexis Charles Henri Maurice de Tocqueville

Literary usage of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture edited by Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke (1918)
"Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832- ), famous as the designer of the Eiffel tower, first achieved prominence by his employment for the first time of the ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The engineer under whose direction the tower was constructed was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born at Dijon on the ijth of ..."

3. Metals in America's Historic Buildings: Uses and Preservation Treatments by Margot Gayle, John G. Waite (1992)
"Copper Statue of Liberty, New York City Harbor, 1883-1886; Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, sculptor; Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, engineer. ..."

4. Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica & St. Lucia Alive! by Lynne M. Sullivan (2000)
"The houses were manufactured in pieces in France by workshops that specialized in the metallic architecture made popular by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, ..."

5. The Panama Gateway by Joseph Bucklin Bishop (1913)
"Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, known to fame a year later as the constructor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, early in 1888 was awarded a contract for the lock ..."

6. Martinique & Guadeloupe Alive! by Lynne M. Sullivan (2001)
"The houses were manufactured in pieces in France by workshops that specialized in the metallic architecture made popular by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, ..."

7. Morning Exercises for All the Year: A Day Book for Teachers by Joseph Charles Sindelar (1914)
"Birthday: Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, a noted French engineer and builder of the Eiffel Tower for the Paris exhibition of 1889, born at Dijon, France, ..."

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