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Jean-Eugène Fromageau (30 March 1822 - 16 October 1897) was a French architect active in
French Algeria
French Algeria (french: Alger to 1839, then afterwards; unofficially , ar, الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of French colonisation of Algeria. French rule in the region began in 1830 with the ...
. He served as the ecclesiastical architect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Algiers from 1855 to 1870. He designed several church buildings, including Notre Dame d'Afrique.
Early life
Jean-Eugène Fromageau was born in 1822 inSaumur
Saumur () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc.. Saumur statio ...
, France. He studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts.
Career
Fromageau served as the ecclesiastial architect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Algiers from 1855 to 1870. He remodelled the Ketchaoua Mosque into the Cathedral of St. Philippe. He also designed Notre Dame d'Afrique in the Neo Byzantine architectural style. Additionally, he designed a seminary in Kouba and another one in Saint-Eugène, two suburbs of Algiers. Upon his return to France, Fromageau designed the Roman Catholic church inSaint-Jouin-de-Milly
Saint-Jouin-de-Milly is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre. He was a member of the Architectural Society of Anjou.
Death
Fromageau died in 1897.References
1822 births 1897 deaths People from Saumur École des Beaux-Arts alumni 19th-century French architects French ecclesiastical architects Architects of Roman Catholic churches {{France-architect-stub