Lesseps

Les·seps

L0128500 (lĕs′əps, lĕ-sĕps′), Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de 1805-1894. French diplomat and engineer who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1859-1869). He directed the company that began the Panama Canal (1882) but abandoned the project because of bankruptcy (1888).

Lesseps

(ˈlɛsəps; French lɛsɛps) n (Biography) See de Lesseps

Les•seps

(ˈlɛs əps)

n. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de, 1805–94, French engineer and diplomat: promoter of the Suez Canal.

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Lesseps - French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)Ferdinand de Lesseps, Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps