Jean-Charles Alphand
French engineer
Died when: 74 years 41 days (889 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand (French pronunciation: ?[??~ ?a?l ad?lf alf?~]; 26 October 1817 – 6 December 1891) was a French engineer of the Corps of Bridges and Roads.
As a close associate of Baron Haussmann and later as Director of Public Works at Paris City Hall from 1871, he was instrumental in the large-scale renovation of Paris in the second half of the 19th century.
In 1889, Alphand was elevated to the rank of Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.In 1891, shortly before his death, he succeeded Haussmann as a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.
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