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Eugène Flachat
1802 - 1873

Eugène Flachat
Eugène Flachat (16 April 1802 – 16 June 1873 ) was a French civil engineer. Eugène Flachat and his half-brother Stéphane Mony built the railway line from Paris to Saint Germain between 1833 and 1835. They also built the Paris-Versailles Right Bank railway. Eugène Flachat built the first railroad station in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugène Flachat is the 244th most popular engineer (up from 256th in 2019), the 3,939th most popular biography from France (up from 4,071st in 2019) and the 44th most popular French Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Eugène Flachat ranks 244 out of 389. Before him are René Panhard, Hidetsugu Yagi, Arthur Rudolph, Yahya Ayyash, Ferdinand Mannlicher, and Charles F. Brush. After him are Ed Heinemann, Louis Vicat, Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Sergey Chaplygin, Hans Moravec, and Léon Serpollet.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRené Panhard
1841 - 1908
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 238
Hidetsugu Yagi
1886 - 1976
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 239
Arthur Rudolph
1906 - 1996
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 240
Yahya Ayyash
1966 - 1996
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 241
Ferdinand Mannlicher
1848 - 1904
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 242
Charles F. Brush
1849 - 1929
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 243
Eugène Flachat
1802 - 1873
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 244
Ed Heinemann
1908 - 1991
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 245
Louis Vicat
1786 - 1861
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 246
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman
1721 - 1808
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 247
Sergey Chaplygin
1869 - 1942
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 248
Hans Moravec
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 249
Léon Serpollet
1858 - 1907
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 250
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1802, Eugène Flachat ranks 47. Before him are Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein, Adolphe d'Archiac, Adolphe Niel, Benoît Fourneyron, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg, and August Friedrich Pott. After him are Yuriy Venelin, Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Alexander Odoevsky, Richard Thomas Lowe, Sylvain Van de Weyer, and Charles-Mathias Simons. Among people deceased in 1873, Eugène Flachat ranks 56. Before him are Louis Le Chatelier, Auguste Couder, Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Odilon Barrot, and Paweł Strzelecki. After him are Gheorghe Bibescu, Francis Marrash, Charles Dupin, Mary Ann Cotton, Christopher Hansteen, and Friedrich Frey-Herosé.
Others Born in 1802
Go to all RankingsPrince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1887
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 41
Adolphe d'Archiac
GEOLOGIST
1802 - 1868
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 42
Adolphe Niel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1869
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 43
Benoît Fourneyron
ENGINEER
1802 - 1867
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 44
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1864
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 45
August Friedrich Pott
LINGUIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 46
Eugène Flachat
ENGINEER
1802 - 1873
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 47
Yuriy Venelin
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 48
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1818
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 49
Alexander Odoevsky
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 50
Richard Thomas Lowe
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 51
Sylvain Van de Weyer
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 52
Charles-Mathias Simons
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 1873
Go to all RankingsLouis Le Chatelier
CHEMIST
1815 - 1873
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 50
Auguste Couder
PAINTER
1789 - 1873
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 51
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1873
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 52
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
WRITER
1814 - 1873
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 53
Odilon Barrot
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1873
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 54
Paweł Strzelecki
EXPLORER
1797 - 1873
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 55
Eugène Flachat
ENGINEER
1802 - 1873
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 56
Gheorghe Bibescu
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1873
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 57
Francis Marrash
WRITER
1837 - 1873
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 58
Charles Dupin
MATHEMATICIAN
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 59
Mary Ann Cotton
EXTREMIST
1832 - 1873
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 60
Christopher Hansteen
ASTRONOMER
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 61
Friedrich Frey-Herosé
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 62
In France
Among people born in France, Eugène Flachat ranks 3,939 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand (1697), Nicolas Jenson (1420), Eugène Devéria (1805), Jacqueline de Romilly (1913), André Lerond (1930), and Henri Lebasque (1865). After him are Robert, Count of Mortain (1031), Jean-François Séguier (1703), René Guillot (1900), Maxime Bossis (1955), Henry Bataille (1872), and Philippe Sarde (1948).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMarie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
WRITER
1697 - 1780
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,933
Nicolas Jenson
DESIGNER
1420 - 1480
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,934
Eugène Devéria
PAINTER
1805 - 1865
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,935
Jacqueline de Romilly
WRITER
1913 - 2010
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,936
André Lerond
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 3,937
Henri Lebasque
PAINTER
1865 - 1937
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,938
Eugène Flachat
ENGINEER
1802 - 1873
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,939
Robert, Count of Mortain
POLITICIAN
1031 - 1090
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,940
Jean-François Séguier
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1703 - 1784
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 3,941
René Guillot
WRITER
1900 - 1969
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 3,942
Maxime Bossis
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 3,943
Henry Bataille
WRITER
1872 - 1922
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3,944
Philippe Sarde
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3,945
Among ENGINEERS In France
Among engineers born in France, Eugène Flachat ranks 44. Before him are Michel Chevalier (1806), Robert Esnault-Pelterie (1881), Charles Renard (1847), Eugène Belgrand (1810), Benoît Fourneyron (1802), and René Panhard (1841). After him are Louis Vicat (1786), Léon Serpollet (1858), Louis Pouzin (1931), Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (1747), Marcel Deprez (1843), and Ernest Goüin (1815).
Michel Chevalier
1806 - 1879
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 38
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
1881 - 1957
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 39
Charles Renard
1847 - 1905
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 40
Eugène Belgrand
1810 - 1878
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 41
Benoît Fourneyron
1802 - 1867
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 42
René Panhard
1841 - 1908
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 43
Eugène Flachat
1802 - 1873
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 44
Louis Vicat
1786 - 1861
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 45
Léon Serpollet
1858 - 1907
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 46
Louis Pouzin
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 47
Antoine Nicolas Duchesne
1747 - 1827
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 48
Marcel Deprez
1843 - 1918
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 49
Ernest Goüin
1815 - 1885
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 50