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Alois Negrelli

Austrian engineer and pioneer in road and bridge construction in Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Designer of the Suez Canal.
Born on 23 January 1799
in Primiero, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Deceased on 1 October 1858
in Vienna, Austria
Negrelli's grave at the central cemetery in Vienna
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Biography
1850
Knighted by the Austrian emperor. He chooses the title "von Moldelbe" (combining the river names Moldau and Elbe) as his title of nobility. This caused quite a stir as it put emphasis on his Bohemian heritage.

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Design 
Negreliho viadukt (1849) 5
Engineer 
Gschwendtobel-Brücke 

Participation in the following large-scale projects
Role, name of project (year of completion)Structure part
Engineer 
Suez Canal (1871) 7

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