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Ernest Goüin (French pronunciation:; 22 July 1815 in Tours – 24 March 1885 in Paris) was a French civil engineer and industrialist. In 1846 he founded Ernest Goüin & Cie. (after 1871 Société de Construction des Batignolles ); the company initially built locomotives, and diversified into bridge building and railway construction projects.
- 24 March 1885 (aged 69), Paris
- 22 July 1815, Tours
- French
Potié, Philippe (1994): Ernest Goüin (1815-1885) et les Ateliers des Batignolles. In: Belhoste, Bruno (1994): Le Paris des Polytechniciens. Délégation à l'Action Artistique de la Ville de Paris, Paris (France), pp. 270-275. Prade, Marcel (1988): Ponts et viaducs au XIX ème siècle. Poitiers (France).
Ernest Goüin was a French civil engineer and industrialist. In 1846 he founded Ernest Goüin & Cie. ; the company initially built locomotives, and diversified into bridge building and railway construction projects. His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.
Ernest Gouin is one of the 72 scientists whose name is inscribed on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. He is the 9th, on the face facing east. Ernest Gouin, engineer and industrialist, was born in Tours (Indre-et-Loire), on July 24, 1815. He died in Paris, March 23, 1885.
Ernest -Alexandre Goüin, né le 22 juillet 1815 à Tours et mort le 24 mars 1885 à Paris, est un ingénieur polytechnicien, entrepreneur, industriel et philanthrope français. Constructeur créatif, il réalise de nombreuses locomotives, ouvrages d'arts métalliques et infrastructures ferroviaires en France et à travers le monde.
- Ernest-Alexandre Goüin
Société de Construction des Batignolles. The Société de Construction des Batignolles was a civil engineering company of France created in 1871 as a public limited company from the 1846 limited partnership of Ernest Gouin et Cie.. Initially founded to construct locomotives, the company produced the first iron bridge in France, and moved away ...
Jun 22, 2020 · Ernest Goüin is one of the 72 engineers and scientists named on the Eiffel Tower. Gustave Eiffel recruited Émile Nouguier, his lead engineer for the design of the 300 metre tower, from Ernest ...
