Émile Nouguier

Émile Nouguier
Born 17 February 1840
Paris, France
Died 20 February 1898 (aged 58)
Paris
Nationality French
Occupation Architect
Buildings Eiffel Tower, Garabit viaduct and Faidherbe Bridge

Émile Nouguier (17 February 1840 20 February 1898) was a French civil engineer and architect. He is famous for co-designing the Eiffel Tower, built 1887–1889 for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France, the Garabit viaduct, the highest in the world at the time, near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Cantal, France, and the Faidherbe Bridge over the Sénégal River in Senegal.

In 1861 he attended and graduated the École Polytechnique in Paris, in 1862 he joined the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris from which he graduated in 1865 with the title of mining construction engineer.

Early career

After graduating, Émile Nouguier started to work for Ernest Goüin et Cie. and was involved in the construction of:

Career with Gustave Eiffel

The first sketch of the 300 m metallic pylon made by Maurice Koechlin on 6 June 1884

In 1867 Émile Nouguier was employed by Eiffel et Cie, later the Compagnie des Establissments Eiffel owned by Gustave Eiffel and between 1867 and 1893 he contributed to many construction projects:

Contribution to the Eiffel Tower

In 1884 Nouguier and the structural engineer Maurice Koechlin, who also worked for Eiffel, came up with the idea of a large tower to act as the centrepiece of the Universal Exposition which was to be held in 1889. The two engineers consulted Stephen Sauvestre, head of the architectural division of the Eiffel company, who added embellishments including the decorative arches of the base and the glazed pavilion on the first level. The proposal was put before Eiffel, who approved the project, and presented it to the French Minister for Trade and Industry.

In 1884 Gustave Eiffel, Émile Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin registered a patent for the construction of pylons with heights of over 300 m. Later Gustave Eiffel bought the rights from the other two for one percent of the total earnings of the tower if it will be built. They received around 50,000 francs.

Last years of activity

In 1893 Émile Nouguier resigns from the Gustave Eiffel Entreprise and becomes co-president of the Nouguier, Kessler et Cie Company in Argenteuil, Île-de-France. He continued to work for many important projects:

He died on 20 February 1898 a few days after the Saint-Bernard Bridge in Paris was officially opened, at the age of 58.

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