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Marc Isambard Brunel

1769 - 1849

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Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (, French: [maʁk izɑ̃baʁ bʁynɛl]; 25 April 1769 – 12 December 1849) was a French-American engineer active in the United States and Britain, most famous for the civil engineering work he did in the latter. He is known for having overseen the process for and construction of the Thames Tunnel, for his work for the Royal Navy, and as father of the British civil and mechanical engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Born in France, Brunel preferred his given name Isambard (but is generally known to history as Marc, to avoid confusion with his famous son). Brunel fled to the United States during the French Revolution, and involved himself in engineering and architectural pursuits, including offering an impressive design for the new United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. After being naturalized in 1796, he was appointed Chief Engineer of New York City, and went on to design military, commercial, and other buildings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marc Isambard Brunel is the 191st most popular engineer (up from 230th in 2019), the 3,395th most popular biography from France (up from 3,756th in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Marc Isambard Brunel ranks 191 out of 389. Before him are Kelly Johnson, Agustín de Betancourt, Genichi Taguchi, Eduard Totleben, Louis Dollo, and Jorge Chávez. After him are Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse, Joseph Strauss, Alexey Sudayev, Sergei Tumansky, Philippe LeBon, and Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1769, Marc Isambard Brunel ranks 27. Before him are Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Lotf Ali Khan, Nannette Streicher, Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck, Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha, and Edward Daniel Clarke. After him are Marie-Louise Lachapelle, François Séverin Marceau, Ignacio Allende, Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, and Garlieb Merkel. Among people deceased in 1849, Marc Isambard Brunel ranks 46. Before him are Jan Svatopluk Presl, Pierre François Verhulst, William Etty, Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria, Goffredo Mameli, and Maria Edgeworth. After him are François Marius Granet, Carlo Rossi, Pavel Chichagov, Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, and Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marc Isambard Brunel ranks 3,395 out of 6,770. Before him are Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine (1714), Louis Dollo (1857), Margaret of Foix (1453), Jorge Chávez (1887), Élisabeth Badinter (1944), and François de Tournon (1489). After him are Zacharie Astruc (1833), Jean-Étienne Montucla (1725), Peter II, Duke of Brittany (1418), Jacques Dupont (1928), Albert Ayat (1875), and Marie-Louise Lachapelle (1769).

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Among ENGINEERS In France

Among engineers born in France, Marc Isambard Brunel ranks 29. Before him are Alphonse Pénaud (1850), Gérard Larrousse (1940), Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754), Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609), Louis Dollo (1857), and Jorge Chávez (1887). After him are Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse (1822), Philippe LeBon (1767), Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont (1798), François Hennebique (1842), Adolphe Alphand (1817), and Arthur Morin (1795).

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