Édouard Corroyer

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Édouard-Jules Corroyer (14 September 1835, Amiens – 30 January 1904, Paris) was a French architect and restorer.

Biography

He came from a family that was involved in the building trades. His father was a carpenter, and his grandfather was a

Later, he developed an interest in Medieval architecture, and was an active participant in the restoration of Soissons Cathedral. In 1871, he was attached to the Commission of Historical Monuments. Three years later, after a preliminary study, he was engaged to do restorative work at Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, with Paul Gout [fr] as his assistant, and published several studies. While working there he brought his maid, Anne Boutiaut Poulard, who later opened a restaurant and created the famous "Omelette de la mère Poulard".

From 1878 to 1882, he was also involved in supervising construction at the headquarters of the

In 1886, following the departure of Honoré Daumet, he was a competitor for completing construction of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica, but was not chosen. Two years later, he was removed from the project at Mont-Saint-Michel, and replaced by Victor Petitgrand (1842–1898). Over the next three years, he published his works, L'Architecture Romane and L'Architecture Gothique.

His last major projects involved two funerary monuments, including the Monument to the Dead of the War of 1870 [fr], in Nantes. He also proposed a project for the Church of Saint-Catherine [fr] in Villeneuve-sur-Lot. In 1896, he was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, taking Seat #10 in the "Unattached" section.

References

Further reading

• Henri Bouchot, Notice sur la vie et les œuvres de M. Édouard Corroyer, Institut de France, Académie des beaux-arts, Paris : Firmin-Didot, 1905

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Édouard Corroyer.

• Jean-Michel Leniaud (Ed.), Biography of Corroyer, from the Répertoire des architectes diocésains du XIXe siècle, (Online)
• Biographical timeline, references, and a critical essay by Marie Gloc @ the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art
• Career summary @ La compagnie des Architectes en Chef des Monuments Historiques