Birthdate: November 19, 1805
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: December 7, 1894
Ferdinand de Lesseps was a French diplomat and developer famous for constructing the Suez Canal in 1869, which linked the Mediterranean and Red Seas. His efforts to build a sea-level Panama Canal in the 1880s faced setbacks such as malaria and yellow fever outbreaks, financial difficulties, and other obstacles. The United States eventually assumed control of the project, addressing the health challenges and modifying the design to incorporate locks. The Panama Canal was successfully completed in 1914, marking a major engineering milestone.
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