Louis Favre
Swiss engineer
Louis Favre was a Swiss businessman and self-taught engineer who is primarily notable for the construction of Gotthard Rail Tunnel between 1872 and his death in the tunnel in 1879. Wikipedia
Born: January 28, 1826, Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland
Died: July 19, 1879 (age 53 years), Göschenen, Switzerland
Structures: Gotthard Tunnel