Eugène Mougel
French engineer (1808–1890)
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Dieudonné Eugène Mougel aka Eugène Mougel Bey (27 November 1808 in Châtel-sur-Moselle – 27 November 1890 in Paris) was a French engineer graduated from the École Polytechnique and later working for the Egyptian administration.
Eugène Mougel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1808 |
| Died | 27 November 1890 (aged 82) |
| Citizenship | France |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Suez Canal |
| Works | Nile Barrage |
| Awards |  Knight of the Legion of Honour (June 26, 1844)Title of Bey |
Biography
He built the Nile Barrage near Cairo, a project initially started by Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds, and contributed as general supervisor to the initial phases of the Suez Canal works.[1] Mougel was chief engineer for the Suez Canal Company from 1859 to 1861, where he worked with superintendent Alphonse Hardon to plan the mobilization infrastructure to build the Suez Canal: the freshwater access canals, freshwater distilleries, and early hand-digging operations. He was listed by Ferdinand de Lesseps as a founder of the Suez Canal Company.[2][3]
