ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban

Okay, so Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban was a really smart and important man who lived a long time ago in France. He was really good at building things like castles and forts to help protect military people and towns from bad guys who wanted to hurt them.

He was so good at it that he became famous and helped build lots of important buildings all around France. He even helped create a special type of fortification that was extra strong and could stop people from attacking.

Basically, Sébastien was a super talented builder who made sure that people were safe and protected from harm.