Ernest Goüin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest Goüin

French engineer and businessman

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1815

Place of Birth: Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1885

Profession: engineer, politician, entrepreneur, industrialist, philanthropist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ernest Goüin (or Gouin) (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. His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.