Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
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Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart | |
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Paris Bourse (1808) | |
| Born | 15 February 1739 |
| Died | 6 June 1813 (aged 74) Paris, French Empire |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Architect |
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| Children | Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart Alexandre Brongniart |
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ teɔdɔʁ bʁɔ̃ɲaʁ]; 15 February 1739 – 6 June 1813) was a prominent French architect.
Biography
Born in
National Gallery in London, Mademoiselle Brongniart 1788. During the Reign of Terror
, Vigée-Lebrun hid in Brongniart's home before fleeing the country.
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart was also a close friend of
Jean Antoine Houdon, the pre-eminent French sculptor of the day who sculpted busts of his daughter Alexandrine-Emilie and his son Alexandre Jr. that are now in the Louvre Museum
in Paris.
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart designed hotels, including the
Paris Bourse (the Parisian stock exchange
). Brongniart did all of the designs, but it would be his last work and he would not live to see the classical Greek styled building completed in 1825. The building was named "Palais Brongniart" in his honor and remains in use to this day.
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart died in Paris in 1813 and was interred there in the cemetery he had designed.
Family
Brongniart's son Alexandre went on to become a respected geologist and director of the famous
botanist[4] known as the father of paleobotany and a recipient of the Wollaston Medal in science text.[5]
References
- ^ Anonymous 1996.
- ^ Le Bas 1840, p. 84.
- ^ Jean-Jacques Fiechter / Benno Schubiger: L’Ambassade de Suisse à Paris, Ambassade de Suisse, 2ème édition, août 1994, p. 22
- ISBN 978-0-8160-6158-7.
- ^ could you please provide reference, thanks
Bibliography
- Anonymous (1996). "Brongniart, Alexandre-Théodore", vol. 4, pp. 847–848, in ISBN 9781884446009. Also at Oxford Art Online(subscription required).
- Le Bas, Philippe, editor (1840). France. Dictionnaire encyclopédique, volume 1 (A–Az). Paris: Didot Frères. See the article "Académie d'architecture", pp. 82–85 (at Google Books).
External links
Media related to Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart at Wikimedia Commons
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