List of canal engineers

Last updated June 04, 2025

A canal engineer is a civil engineer responsible for planning (architectural and otherwise) related to the construction of a canal.

China

Yu the Great (c.2200BCE-c.2100BCE), first Dynast of China, founder of the first dynasty, who dedicated his life establishing flood control structures across the Chinese Hegemony, including canals, establishing the new hegemony in the process, across flood ruined competing kingdoms.
Ximen Bao
Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC), Dujiangyan

France

Barnabé Brisson, Canal de la Marne au Rhin
Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds (1799-1883), Suez Canal
Philippe Bertrand, Canal du Rhône au Rhin
Guy Bouessel, Canal de Nantes à Brest
Pierre du Buat, Philippe Bertrand.Canal de Neufossé
Joseph Cachin,Canal de Caen à la mer
Jean-Antoine Chaptal, Canal des Ardennes
Charles-Étienne Collignon, Canal de la Marne au Rhin
Pierre-Simon Girard, Canal Saint-Martin
Louis Didier Jousselin, Grand Canal du Nord, Canal latéral à la Loire
Anne Pierre Nicolas de Lapisse, Canal de la Sambre à l'Oise
Joseph Liard, Canal du Rhône au Rhin
Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894), Suez Canal and the failed first attempt at a canal in Panama
Louis de Règemortes, Canal de l'Ourcq, Canal de Saint-Quentin
Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609-1680), Canal du Midi, Canal de l'Ourcq
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Canal de Bourbourg

Hungary

István Türr (1825-1908), Corinth Canal

United Kingdom

United States

References

↑ "James Geddes | Inventor, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ "Canvass White". The Linda Hall Library. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

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[1] "James Geddes | Inventor, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

[2] "Canvass White". The Linda Hall Library. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

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