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Ernest Goüin

1815 - 1885

Ernest Goüin

Ernest Goüin (French pronunciation: [go.ɥɛ̃]; 22 July 1815 in Tours – 24 March 1885 in Paris) was a French civil engineer and industrialist. In 1846 he founded Ernest Goüin & Cie. (after 1871 Société de Construction des Batignolles); the company initially built locomotives, and diversified into bridge building and railway construction projects. His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Goüin is the 269th most popular engineer (down from 265th in 2019), the 4,266th most popular biography from France (down from 4,183rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular French Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Ernest Goüin ranks 269 out of 389. Before him are Paul Mauser, Gerhard Fieseler, Frederick W. Lanchester, Konstantin Kalinin, Alexander Mikulin, and Aron Ralston. After him are Albert Auguste Perdonnet, Butler Lampson, Nikolay Makarov, Frances Spence, Jean-Augustin Barral, and Erwin Komenda.

Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia

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Paul Mauser
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 263
Gerhard Fieseler
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 264
Frederick W. Lanchester
1868 - 1946
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 265
Konstantin Kalinin
1887 - 1938
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 266
Alexander Mikulin
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 267
Aron Ralston
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 268
Ernest Goüin
1815 - 1885
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 269
Albert Auguste Perdonnet
1801 - 1867
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 270
Butler Lampson
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 271
Nikolay Makarov
1914 - 1988
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 272
Frances Spence
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 273
Jean-Augustin Barral
1819 - 1884
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 274
Erwin Komenda
1904 - 1966
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 275

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Ernest Goüin ranks 68. Before him are James Legge, Pavel Fedotov, Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg, Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, Emanuel Geibel, and Aleksandr Baryatinsky. After him are Constantine Paparrigopoulos, Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov, Robert Franz, Halfdan Kjerulf, Adolf Friedrich von Schack, and Athanasios Miaoulis. Among people deceased in 1885, Ernest Goüin ranks 66. Before him are William Thoms, Justo Rufino Barrios, Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, Joseph-Alfred Serret, José Posada Herrera, and Irvin McDowell. After him are Ernst Falkbeer, Nísia Floresta, Julius Benedict, Wilhelm Camphausen, Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, and Ludvig Norman.

Others Born in 1815

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James Legge
LINGUIST
1815 - 1897
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 62
Pavel Fedotov
PAINTER
1815 - 1852
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 63
Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1892
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 64
Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie
EXPLORER
1815 - 1893
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 65
Emanuel Geibel
WRITER
1815 - 1884
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 66
Aleksandr Baryatinsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1879
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 67
Ernest Goüin
ENGINEER
1815 - 1885
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 68
Constantine Paparrigopoulos
HISTORIAN
1815 - 1891
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 69
Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov
WRITER
1815 - 1869
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 70
Robert Franz
COMPOSER
1815 - 1892
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 71
Halfdan Kjerulf
COMPOSER
1815 - 1868
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 72
Adolf Friedrich von Schack
WRITER
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 73
Athanasios Miaoulis
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1867
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 74

Others Deceased in 1885

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William Thoms
WRITER
1803 - 1885
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 60
Justo Rufino Barrios
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1885
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 61
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1885
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 62
Joseph-Alfred Serret
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1885
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 63
José Posada Herrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1885
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 64
Irvin McDowell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1885
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 65
Ernest Goüin
ENGINEER
1815 - 1885
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 66
Ernst Falkbeer
CHESS PLAYER
1819 - 1885
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 67
Nísia Floresta
WRITER
1810 - 1885
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 68
Julius Benedict
COMPOSER
1804 - 1885
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 69
Wilhelm Camphausen
PAINTER
1818 - 1885
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 70
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1885
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 71
Ludvig Norman
COMPOSER
1831 - 1885
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 72

In France

Among people born in France, Ernest Goüin ranks 4,266 out of 6,770. Before him are Fernand de Langle de Cary (1849), Honoré Charles Reille (1775), Auguste de Montferrand (1786), Michèle Torr (1947), Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729), and Valérie Lemercier (1964). After him are Clémence Poésy (1982), Eleanor of Normandy (1010), Georges Bonnet (1889), Francis de Miomandre (1880), Manuel Ferrara (1975), and Françoise Rosay (1891).

Others born in France

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Fernand de Langle de Cary
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1927
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4,260
Honoré Charles Reille
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1860
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4,261
Auguste de Montferrand
ARCHITECT
1786 - 1858
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,262
Michèle Torr
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4,263
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny
COMPOSER
1729 - 1817
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4,264
Valérie Lemercier
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4,265
Ernest Goüin
ENGINEER
1815 - 1885
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,266
Clémence Poésy
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,267
Eleanor of Normandy
POLITICIAN
1010 - 1071
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,268
Georges Bonnet
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1973
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,269
Francis de Miomandre
WRITER
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,270
Manuel Ferrara
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,271
Françoise Rosay
ACTOR
1891 - 1974
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,272