Joseph-Marius Ramus (1805-1888) was a French sculptor.Frédéric de Clarac, ''Musée de sculpture antique et moderne'', Imprimerie royale et impériale, 1841, p. 76

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'', Librairie Klincksieck, 1832, p. 63

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Gabriel Mourey Marie Gabriel Mourey (23 September 1865 – 10 February 1943) was a French novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, translator and art critic. Biography Gabriel Mourey was born 23 September 1865 in Marseille, the son of Louis-Félix Mourey, a dru ...

, ''Histoire générale de l'art français de la révolution à nos jours'', F. Sant'Andrea, L. Marcerou & cie., 1922, p. 19

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Biography

He was born on June 19, 1805 in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...

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.Ambroise Roux-Alphéran, ''Les rues d'Aix: ou, Recherches historiques sur l'ancienne capitale de la Provence'', Aubin, 1848, Volume 2, pp. 263-26

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Jean-Pierre Cortot Jean-Pierre Cortot (20 August 1787 – 12 August 1843) was a French neoclassical sculptor. Life Cortot was born and died in Paris. He was educated at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, and won the Prix de Rome in 1809, residing in the Vi ...

(1787–1843). According to

Ambroise Roux-Alphéran Ambroise Roux-Alphéran (1776–1858) was a French public official and historian. Biography Early life Ambroise(-Thomas) Roux-Alphéran was born on 29 December 1776 in Aix-en-Provence. Career He served as clerk of the court of Aix-en-Provence u ...

Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, comte de Forbin (La Roque-d'Anthéron, Bouches-du-Rhône, 19 August 1779 – Paris, 23 February 1841) was the French painter and antiquary who succeeded Vivant Denon as curator of the Musée du Louvre and the other ...

once said that in the same way as

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

had

Pierre Paul Puget Pierre Paul Puget (16 October 1620 – 2 December 1694) was a French Baroque painter, sculptor, architect and engineer. His sculpture expressed emotion, pathos and drama, setting it apart from the more classical and academic sculpture of the ...

, Ramus could become Aix's best sculptor. Some of his sculptures can be found in the

Musée Granet The Musée Granet is a museum in the quartier Mazarin, Aix-en-Provence, France devoted to painting, sculpture and archeology. In 2011, the museum received 177,598 visitors. History The museum, adjacent to the Church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte, first o ...

in Aix-en-Provence. Moreover, the

Palace of Justice of Aix-en-Provence The Palace of Justice of Aix-en-Provence (French: "Palais de justice d'Aix-en-Provence") is a listed historical building in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Location The Palace of Justice is located on the Place de Verdun in the centr ...

is flanked by two of his sculptures. More of his sculptures can be found in

Digne Digne-les-Bains (; Occitan: ''Dinha dei Banhs''), or simply and historically Digne (''Dinha'' in the classical norm or ''Digno'' in the Mistralian norm), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Cô ...

(''Statue de Gassendi''),

(''Statue de Pierre Puget'' in

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) and Paris (''Buste de Tourville'' in

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). He died in 1888 in

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Legacy

The ''Place Ramus'' in Aix-en-Provence is named in his honor.Google Maps
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References

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