Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ øʒɛn pʁə.mje ba.ʁɔ̃ os.man], 27 March 1809 – 11 January 1891), was a French civic planner whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris. He was born in Paris to a Protestant merchant from Alsace and the daughter of the General Georg Friedrich Dentzel from Dürckheim, who served mainly for Napoleon III.