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French noble and urban planner (1809–1891)

Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann (French:[ʒɔʁʒ(ə)øʒɛn(baʁɔ̃)osman]; 27 March 1809 – 11 January 1891), was a French official who served as prefect of Seine (1853–1870), chosen by Emperor Napoleon III to carry out a massive urban renewal programme of new boulevards, parks and public works in Paris commonly referred to as Haussmann's renovation of Paris.^[1]

Critics forced his resignation for extravagance.

Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann created modern Paris through ambitious urban renewal projects over almost 20 years (), but he displaced thousands of.

Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann created modern Paris through ambitious urban renewal projects over almost 20 years (), but he displaced thousands of.

Under the Second Empire, Napoleon III ordered baron Haussmann to plan a renovation of Paris as the city was very toxic.

Among people born in , Georges-Eugène Haussmann ranks 8.

In , he ordered his newly appointed prefect, Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann, to modernize and reconstruct Paris.

The greatest transformation of this impressive city came during the reign of Napoleon III and his principal architect, Baron George Haussmann.

His vision of the city defines modern central Paris.

Biography

Origins and early career

Haussmann was born on 27 March 1809, at 53 Rue du Faubourg-du-Roule, in the Beaujon neighbourhood of Paris, the son of Nicolas-Valentin Haussmann and Ève-Marie-Henriette-Caroline Dentzel, both of German families.

His paternal grandfather Nicolas Haussmann [fr] was a deputy of the Legislative Assembly and National Convention, an administrator o