Théophile Seyrig
François Gustave Théophile Seyrig (19 February 1843 – 5 July 1923) was a German-born French engineer, best known for designing bridges. On 6 October 1868, he founded Eiffel and Company with Gustave Eiffel. Seyrig contributed to the Eiffel and Company project to build the Maria Pia Bridge in Porto, Portugal, which was finished in 1877.
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- Birth Name
- François Gustave Théophile Seyrig
- Born
- 19 February 1843
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
- Died
- 5 July 1923
- Education
- École Centrale Paris
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- engineer, translator and architect.
- Fields
- architecture and urban design.
- Languages
- French, Swedish and German.
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François Gustave Théophile Seyrig (19 February 1843 – 5 July 1923) was a German-born French engineer, best known for designing bridges. On 6 October 1868, he founded Eiffel and Company with Gustave Eiffel. Seyrig contributed to the Eiffel and Company project to build the Maria Pia Bridge in Porto, Portugal, which was finished in 1877.
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Théophile Seyrig (1843–1923) was a French architect, engineer and translator. Born in Berlin, the architect died in France.
Théophile Seyrig studied at École Centrale Paris. The architect was active in architecture and urban design. Languages used include French, German and Swedish.
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Seyrig presented a paper on the bridge to the Société des Ingénieurs Civils in 1878. Later he worked for the Belgian firm Société Willebroeck in Brussels, and won the competition to build the Dom Luís I Bridge (also in Porto), beating the Eiffel proposal. He began construction in 1881 and the bridge was finished in 1886.
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• Birth Name — François Gustave Théophile Seyrig • Born — 19 February 1843 • Birthplace — Berlin, Germany • Died — 5 July 1923 • Education — École Centrale Paris
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• Maria Pia Bridge • Dom Luís I Bridge • Neuvial Viaduct • Rouzat Viaduct • Illustration — Maria Pia Bridge (1877). • Illustration — Dom Luís I Bridge (1886).
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Théophile Seyrig is recorded with the occupation translator. Recorded as engineer, translator and architect.
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1843
Théophile Seyrig was born on 19 February 1843.
1878
Ponte Eiffel is dated 1878.
1881
Luiz I Bridge is dated 1881.
1923
Théophile Seyrig died on 5 July 1923.
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• Seyrig, Théophile. Pont d. Luiz I. à Porto, Librairie centrales des chemins de fer, Paris, 1884 • Seyrig, Théophile. Éléments de statique graphique appliquée aux constructions, Baudry, Paris, 1886; pp. 392
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- Ponte Maria Pia, Ordem dos Engenheiros, Região Norte, , 2005
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Theophile Seyrig. His recorded languages were French, Swedish and German. Other recorded relations include Henri Seyrig and Delphine Seyrig.
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