Henri Negresco
Henri Alexandre Negresco (né Alexandru Negrescu; 14 March 1870 – 14 May 1920) was a
Early years and education
Alexandru Negrescu was born 14 March 1870, in
Career
Negrescu was known to have lived at No. 14 Rue des Saussaies, Paris, for many years. His first job in Paris was at a restaurant in the same building, owned by Rodolphe Schipper. He married Suzanne Bianca Rădescu (born November 15, 1874, Bucharest) on 6 July 1907.[1] They were known to have lived in Brussels, Belgium for a period, as their daughter, Germaine Henriette Hélène was born there on 4 December 1900. In 1909, Negresco became a French citizen.[1]
Negrescu moved to
Through his relationship with Alexandre Darracq, land was purchased from the Faithful Companions of Jesus, to build a large hotel in Nice, with at least 400 rooms, for 1.2 million francs. After visiting hotels in Paris, London, Berlin, and Brussels, design plans were completed in May 1911, and construction began in September of that year. Negresco and Darracq established a company, Negresco & Cie, to operate the hotel with a registered capital of 1.11 million francs, which opened 4 January 1913.[1]
The Hotel Negresco, nicknamed "Le Palais de
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "L'histoire du Negresco, le plus bel hôtel de Nice". Vanity Fair (in French). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Kaplan, Sarah (15 July 2016). "Nice attack witnesses recall chaos; 'bodies, limbs and blood'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ a b McCulloch 2015, p. 103.
- ^ "Hotelul unui român, transformat în spital de campanie". Libertatea (in Romanian). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Gubler & Glynn 2008, p. 36.
- ^ Strouse 2002, p. 54.
- ^ Arfin 2011, p. 85.
- ^ Galante, Matthias (6 March 2016). "Nice : convoitises et coups bas dans les couloirs de l'hôtel Negresco". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2016.
Bibliography
- Arfin, Ferne (15 April 2011). The French Riviera Adventure Guide. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-58843-713-6.
- Gubler, Fritz; Glynn, Raewyn (2008). Great, Grand & Famous Hotels. Great, Grand & Famous Hotels. GGKEY:TUF3P0B2K1T.
- McCulloch, Janelle (17 March 2015). Provence and the Cote d'Azur: Discover the Spirit of the South of France. Chronicle Books LLC. ISBN 978-1-4521-4874-8.
- Strouse, Karen G. (1 May 2002). The Edges of the Mediterranean. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-22761-7.