Ferdinand de Lesseps 1805–1894 Source: Wikimedia Commons About Ferdinand de Lesseps French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the Suez Canal (1805–1894) People from the Same Era Léon Riesener 1808–1878 painter, photographer Paris Heinrich von Arx 1802–1858 draftsperson, painter Bern Józef Franciszek Jan Potocki 1800–1863 Boćki Theodor Fircks 1812–1872 economist, engineer, military personnel, opinion journalist, writer Aizpute Ichikawa Kodanji IV 1812–1866 kabuki actor Izu Province Fedor Solntsev 1801–1892 archaeologist, architect, historian, painter Verkhne-Nikulskoe