Georges eugene haussmann biography of mahatma

French noble and urban planner (1809–1891)

Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann (French:[ʒɔʁʒ(ə)øʒɛn(baʁɔ̃)osman]; 27 March 1809 – 11 January 1891), was a French official who served as prefect of Seine (1853–1870), chosen by Emperor Napoleon III to carry out a massive urban renewal programme of new boulevards, parks and public works in Paris commonly referred to as Haussmann's renovation of Paris.^[1]

Critics forced his resignation for extravagance.

His vision of the city defines modern central Paris.

Biography

Origins and early career

Haussmann was born on 27 March 1809, at 53 Rue du Faubourg-du-Roule, in the Beaujon neighbourhood of Paris, the son of Nicolas-Valentin Haussmann and Ève-Marie-Henriette-Caroline Dentzel, both of German families.

His paternal grandfather Nicolas Haussmann [fr] was a deputy of the Legislative Assembly and National Convention, an administrator o