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Ali Georges Tur (20 February 1889 – 26 September 1977) is a French architect. He is known for the hundreds of buildings he designed and built in
Guadeloupe from 1929 to 1937 for a total amount of 72 million francs.
Early life
Tur was born in
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
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(then under French protectorate). He graduated from
Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Career
He rebuilt much after Guadeloupe was damaged by the
1928 Okeechobee hurricane.
Death
He died in the
16th arrondissement of Paris.
Works
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Palace of the General Council (1935)
References
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1889 births
1977 deaths
20th-century French architects
Guadeloupean culture
People from Tunis
École des Beaux-Arts alumni