Pierre Humbert (1848–1919) was a French architect.

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Humbert was born in

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to a noble family. He built many buildings and "hôtels particuliers" (private homes) in Paris and other European cities, such as Brussels for the aristocracy and the upper class of the time, such the prince of Caraman-Chimay, the duke des Cars or the Schneider family. He especially built many buildings in the Champs-Elysées area and in the

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. He is the father of the French architect Maurice Humbert, with whom he restored many castles, including

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's Château de Malmaison.

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* Françoise Talon, « Les palaces », in ''Les Champs-Élysées et leur quartier'', Paris, 1988, p. 88, * Monique Eleb, Anne Debarre "Architecture de la vie privée Paris 1880-1914 " * Anne Debarre-Blanchard "L'Invention de l'habitation moderne, Paris, 1880-1914" 1848 births 1919 deaths 19th-century French architects People from Moselle (department) {{France-architect-stub

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