Eugène Flachat Explained

Eugène Flachat (16 April 1802 – 16 June 1873^{[1] [2]}) was a French civil engineer.

Eugène Flachat and his half-brother Stéphane Mony built the railway line from Paris to Saint Germain^(fr) between 1833 and 1835. They also built the Paris-Versailles Right Bank railway.Eugène Flachat built the first railroad station in Paris. He is remembered today for redesigning the Gare Saint-Lazare railway station in Paris in 1851 and other railroad related projects. He died in Arcachon. A street in Paris is named for him. His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.

External links

• Rue Flachat, Paris

Notes and References

1. L. - J. Gras, Deux enfants de Saint-Chamond dignes de mémoire : Jean-Claude Flachat (1718-1775) et son petit-fils Eugène Flacaht (1802-1873), bulletin de la Société d'études économiques du département de la Loire, 1918, librairie Chevalier. – 16 June 1873, page 28, note (2): Christophe-Eugène Flachat est né rue de Gramont, no. 538, ancien 2^e arrondissement de Paris (préfecture de la Seine, extrait des minutes des actes de naisance). À cette époque, on numérotait par quartier et non par rue.(French)
2. http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/archives_etat_civil/avant_1860_fichiers_etat_civil_reconstitue/fecr_resultat.php Archives numérisées de Paris, cote V3E/N 890 de "Flabbée" à "Flacheron"