Louis Jules César "Louis-Jules" Bouchot (12 August 1817 – 15 August 1907) was a 19th-century French

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responsible in particular for the construction of the

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and

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railway stations.

Biography

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in Paris, from Félix Bouchot, an employee of the General Post Office administration, and Adélaïde Louise Étienne. A student of the 1834 class, he studied at the

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in Paris where he was a pupil of his uncle,

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(accessdate = 16 August 2017) he was one of the recipients of the rare album of the PLM railway commissioned in 1859 by

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to photographer

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. Bouchot died 15 August 1907 at his home No 6

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in Paris. His funeral was held in the French capital, followed by a religious ceremony at église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin then the burial at

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Realisations

* Palais de justice de

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(1850) * Château Talabot (Bastide du Roucas-Blanc)

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for

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(1860) * Hôtel des Docks à

(1863). Classified as a

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. * The old Milan Central railway station (1864), (demolished after 1931) *

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François Pourpardin, ''Les bâtiments voyageurs édifiés le long de la ligne impériale (La Compagnie du PLM : les gares de l'architecte Jules Bouchot)'', in ', No 38, 2008, (pp. 59-71
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(PLM) (1865–1867) *

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(Reconstruction after the fire that destroyed the station of architect Laroze) * Ministère de la Défense at 231 boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris. (1866-1883) Pozzi, Pompeo (1817-1880) - Milano - Stazione Centrale, dopo 1864.jpg, Milan railway station in 1864 Gare de Nice en 1865.jpg, Nice railway station in 1865 Gare de Valence-Ville.JPG, Facade of Valence-Ville railway station. Gare d'Avignon-Centre.JPG, Facade of gare d'Avignon-Centre railway station.

Distinctions

Bouchot was made a chevalier in the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur 12 August 1860 and was promoted an officer on 5 February 1878.

Bust of Louis-Jules Bouchot

A bust of Louis-Jules Bouchot was cast by Gustave Adolphe Désiré Crauk. The preserves a plaster copy and the

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a bronze that belonged to the sculptor's widow before its acquisition in 1928.

References

Bibliography

* Jean-Claude Daufresne, ''7. Louis-Jules Bouchot (1817-1907) : à l'Odéon de 1854 à 1897'', in ''Théâtre de l'Odéon: architecture, décors, musée'', Éditions Mardaga, 2004 , (pp. 78–90) * François Pourpardin, ''Les bâtiments voyageurs édifiés le long de la ligne impériale (La Compagnie du PLM : les gares de l'architecte Jules Bouchot)'', in ''Revue d’histoire des chemins de fer'', No 38, 2008, (pp. 59–71). *

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