Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (December 15, 1832 - December 27, 1923) was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures.
He is acclaimed for designing the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built 1887–1889 for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France. However other designers include Maurice Koechlin, Émile Nouguier and Stephen Sauvestre. [1]