Ferdinand Marie, Comte de Lesseps GCSI was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe and East Asia. Wikipedia
Born: November 19, 1805, Versailles, France
Died: December 7, 1894 (age 89 years), Guilly, France
Children: Charles de Lesseps, Jacques de Lesseps, Marie Solange de Lesseps, and more
Spouse: Mlle Louise-Hélène Autard de Bragard (m. 1869–1894) and Mlle Agathe Delamalle (m. 1837–1853)
Nationality: French
Award: Albert Medal (1870)