Brunel
Americannoun
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Isambard Kingdom 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
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his father Sir Marc Isambard, 1769–1849, English civil engineer, born in France: chief engineer of New York City 1793–99.
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Isambard Kingdom (ˈɪzəmˌbɑːd). 1806–59, English engineer: designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (1828), many railway lines, tunnels, bridges, etc, and the steamships Great Western (1838), Great Britain (1845), and Great Eastern (1858)
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his father, Sir Marc Isambard . 1769–1849, French engineer in England
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Siad also recruited models for Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and close associate of Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Epstein files contain dozens of emails between Siad, Epstein and Brunel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
A close friend of Epstein's, Brunel ran the New York branch of modelling agency Karin Models.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Roza, whose first name was only given in the hearing, said she was 18 when she met the late Brunel in 2008 and "promised a modelling career beyond my dreams".
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The real Billioray was tried in the month of August; Brunel, Vallès, and Lefrançais succeeded in escaping from France.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
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