Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann, (27 March 1809 – 11 January 1891), was a prefect of the Seine Department of France chosen by Emperor Napoleon III to carry out a massive urban renewal program of new boulevards, parks and public works in Paris that is commonly referred to as Haussmann’s renovation of Paris.Critics forced his resignation for extravagance, but his vision of the city still dominates central Paris.
