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After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel focused on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, making significant contributions in both fields.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"15 December 1832","date":"1832-12-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20882#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Dijon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7003"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20882#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"27 December 1923","date":"1923-12-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20882#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gustave Eiffel 1888 Nadar2.jpg — Nadar, Public domain.","cite":"\"Gustave Eiffel\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gustave-eiffel. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T08:05:35Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/gustave-eiffel","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/gustave-eiffel","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/gustave-eiffel?lang=ne"}}