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Aimé Thomé de Gamond (November 1807 – 1876) was a visionary French engineer and entrepreneur who believed in the feasibility of constructing a Channel Tunnel under the Straits of Dover. However, despite his enthusiasm for such a venture, he died ridiculed and penniless because the project was not in conjunction with the political atmosphere of the period.He is now called the "father of the tunnel between France and England".

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  • Aimé Thomé de Gamond (November 1807 – 1876) was a visionary French engineer and entrepreneur who believed in the feasibility of constructing a Channel Tunnel under the Straits of Dover. However, despite his enthusiasm for such a venture, he died ridiculed and penniless because the project was not in conjunction with the political atmosphere of the period.He is now called the "father of the tunnel between France and England". (en)
  • Louis-Joseph Aimé Thomé dit de Gamond, né le 1er novembre 1807 à Poitiers, et mort le 2 février 1876 à Paris, est un ingénieur, précurseur du tunnel sous la Manche. (fr)
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  • Aimé Thomé de Gamond (November 1807 – 1876) was a visionary French engineer and entrepreneur who believed in the feasibility of constructing a Channel Tunnel under the Straits of Dover. However, despite his enthusiasm for such a venture, he died ridiculed and penniless because the project was not in conjunction with the political atmosphere of the period.He is now called the "father of the tunnel between France and England". (en)
  • Louis-Joseph Aimé Thomé dit de Gamond, né le 1er novembre 1807 à Poitiers, et mort le 2 février 1876 à Paris, est un ingénieur, précurseur du tunnel sous la Manche. (fr)
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  • Aimé Thomé de Gamond (en)
  • Aimé Thomé de Gamond (fr)
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