Editing Gustave Eiffel (section)

{{short description|French civil engineer (1832–1923)}}
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| image              = Gustave Eiffel 1888 Nadar2.jpg
| caption            = Eiffel in 1888, photographed by [[Félix Nadar]]
| nationality        = <!-- nationality: "Should only be used if nationality cannot be inferred from the birthplace." -->
| birth_name         = Alexandre Gustave Bonickhausen dit Eiffel<ref name="autogenerated249">État-civil de la Côte-d'Or, Dijon, Registres d'état civil 1832, p. 249</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>Harvie 2006 p. 1</ref><ref>Charles Braibant, Histoire de la Tour Eiffel, Paris 1964, p. 35</ref>
| birth_date         = {{birth date|df=yes|1832|12|15}}
| birth_place        = [[Dijon]], [[Côte-d'Or]], [[July Monarchy|Kingdom of France]]
| death_date         = {{death date and age|df=yes|1923|12|27|1832|12|15}}
| death_place        = [[Paris]], France
| spouse             = Marie Gaudelet (1845–1877) (m. 1862) 
| children           = 5<!-- children : "Typically the number of children (e.g., 3); only list names of independently notable or particularly relevant children." -->
| awards             = {{Ubl
  | [[Legion of Honour|Officer of the Légion d'Honneur]]<ref>Harvie 2006 p. 124</ref>
  | [[Langley Gold Medal|Samuel Langley Medal]]
  }}
| notable_works      = {{Ubl | [[Garabit viaduct]] | [[Eiffel Tower]] | [[Statue of Liberty]]}}
| parents            = <!-- parents: include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. -->
| alma_mater         = [[École Centrale Paris]]
| signature          = Gustave Eiffel signature.svg
}}
'''Alexandre Gustave Eiffel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|f|əl|audio=En-us-Eiffel.oga}} {{respell|EYE|fəl}}, {{IPA|fr|alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɡystav ɛfɛl|lang}}; {{né}} '''Bonickhausen dit Eiffel''';<ref name="Google Books 2016">{{cite book | title=Follow the Leader | date=15 September 2016 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oS8LgSgLHpQC&q=eiffel+Bonickhausen&pg=PA159 | access-date=23 September 2016| isbn=9780749469061 | last1=Gobillot | first1=Emmanuel | publisher=Kogan Page Publishers }}</ref> 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French [[civil engineer]]. A graduate of [[École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures]], he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the [[Garabit Viaduct]]. He is best known for the world-famous [[Eiffel Tower]], designed by his company and built for the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|1889 Universal Exposition]] in Paris, and his contribution to building the [[Statue of Liberty]] in New York. After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel focused on research into [[meteorology]] and [[aerodynamics]], making significant contributions in both fields.