Théophile Seyrig | |
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.jpg) Seyrig, circa 1890. | |
| Born | François Gustave Théophile Seyrig (1843-02-19)19 February 1843 |
| Died | 5 July 1923(1923-07-05) (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | École Centrale Paris |
François Gustave Théophile Seyrig (19 February 1843 – 5 July 1923) was a German-born Frenchengineer, best known for designingbridges.
On 6 October 1868, he foundedEiffel and Company withGustave Eiffel. Seyrig contributed to the Eiffel and Company project to build theMaria Pia Bridge inPorto,Portugal, which was finished in 1877. Seyrig presented a paper on the bridge to the Société des Ingénieurs Civils in 1878.
Later he worked for the Belgian firm Société Willebroeck inBrussels, and won the competition to build theDom Luís I Bridge (also in Porto), beating the Eiffel proposal. He began construction in 1881 and the bridge was finished in 1886.
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