[DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand de Lesseps - Wikipedia [PAR] Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte 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. He attempted to repeat this success with an effort to build a Panama 
Canal at ... In 1828 de Lesseps was sent as an assistant vice-consul to Tunis, 
where his... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand de Lesseps and the Suez Canal - KnowledgeStore [PAR] The Suez Canal that was constructed under de Lessep suvervision in 1869 
joined ... was born at Versailles, Yvelines in 1805 into a family of French career-
diplomats. ... From 1825 to 1827 he acted as assistant vice-consul at Lisbon 
where his ... government by Mathieu de Lesseps who was consul-general in 
Egypt when Ali... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand, viscount de Lesseps | French diplomat | Britannica.com [PAR] French diplomat famous for building the Suez Canal across the Isthmus of Suez 
... Appointed assistant vice-consul at Lisbon in 1825, he was sent in 1828 to ... 
But at the end of May, when the French Legislative Assembly, conservative .... in 
Egypt) and his Universal Interocean Canal Company; construction began in 1880
. [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand de Lesseps (November 19, 1805  December 7, 1894 ... [PAR] Ferdinand de Lesseps was born into a family of French career- diplomats in 19th 
... His Father Matheieu de Lesseps was in the consular service while his mother 
... He was made the assistant vice- consul at Alexandria, Egypt in 1832. ... The 
construction began in April 1859; the Suez Canal was opened in November 1869
. [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand de Lesseps - NNDB.com [PAR] French diplomat and maker of the Suez Canal, born at Versailles on the 19th of ... 
In 1828 Ferdinand was sent as an assistant vice-consul to Tunis, where his father 
was ... who was consul-general in Egypt when Mehemet Ali was a simple colonel
. ... of the instructions he had received, de Lesseps began negotiations with the... [DOC] [TLE] 27-1 The Middle East in Transition - Amazon Web Services [PAR] Lesseps (1805-94), French diplomat and engineer, born in Versailles. ... While 
assistant vice-consul (1832-37) in Egypt, he began to plan a project for 
constructing a ... of the French company that worked on the construction of a 
canal across the ... Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company in 1956, an 
event that caused... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand De Lesseps Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements ... [PAR] Ferdinand de Lesseps was a French diplomat famous for building the Suez 
Canal. ... His father, Mathieu de Lesseps was in the consular service while his 
mother ... In 1825, he was made the assistant vice-consul at Lisbon, where his 
uncle, ... Work on the Suez Canal began in April 1859 and after ten long years, 
the canal... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 1. Ferdinand de Lesseps from hero to entrepreneur - Cairn ... [PAR] The story of the Suez Canal Company was identified intimately to Ferdinand de ... 
In France, construction fever reached its peak during the Glorious Thirties, 
which saw .... A. Lesseps started to consider the potentialities of Egypt ... as 
assistant consul in Alexandria, where he rose to become a vice-consul and finally 
consul. [DOC] [TLE] The French Attempt to Construct a Canal at Panama [PAR] After four years of planning and engineering, the Suez Canal Company (
Compagnie ... At age 19, having studied law, he was appointed assistant vice-
counsel to his uncle, ... In 1832, de Lesseps was appointed vice-consul at 
Alexandria. ... He happened to be in Egypt during the 1830s when a team of 
French engineers... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand de Lesseps Archives - BOOK OF DAYS TALES [PAR] In 1828 de Lesseps was sent as an assistant vice-consul to Tunis, where his ... 
government by Mathieu de Lesseps, who was consul-general in Egypt when Ali 
was a colonel. ... Towards the close of the year 1837 he returned to France, and 
on

Question: While assistant vice-consul in Egypt, this French diplomat began planning the construction of the Suez Canal
Answer: Ferdinand de Lesseps