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Ferdinand de Lesseps

French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the suez canal (1805–1894).

Born November 19th, 1805 in Versailles.

Died December 7th, 1894 at 89 years old in Guilly.

Occupations
diplomat, entrepreneur, writer

He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan