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Victor, Marie, Charles Ruprich-Robert (born February 18, 1820, in
Paris
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,
France
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– died on May 7, 1887, in
Cannes
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,
France
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) was an
architect
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, chief architect of historic monuments, general inspector of historic monuments and art
historian
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.
Biography
After studying with Simon-Claude Constant-Dufeux at the
École des Beaux-Arts
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, he became
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (; 27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author who restored many prominent medieval landmarks in France, including those which had been damaged or abandoned during the French Revolution. H ...
's substitute for the History and Composition of Ornament course at the École Nationale et Spéciale de Dessin from 1843.
In 1840, he was appointed to the Commission des ''
Monuments Historiques
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'', after having surveyed the church of
Saint-Nicolas in Caen.
In 1844, he asked to be appointed inspector of works at
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. On December 20, 1848,
he was appointed diocesan architect for Notre-Dame Cathedral in Bayeux, and for
diocesan buildings in Coutances and
Séez.
From 1874, he oversaw restoration work on the
Church of Saint-Étienne in Caen (
Abbey aux Hommes), the
Château de Falaise from 1864, the
Church of Saint-Samson in Ouistreham and the Church of
Hambye.
He has also been active in other regions, restoring the
Château d'Amboise
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, the tower of the ancient Château d'
Oudon
Oudon () is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population
Gallery
ChateauDeOudon-20120401.jpg, Oudon Castle
OudonMenhir 4.jpg, Menhir of "Pierre blanche"
Town twinning
* Batheaston, Somerset, Great Britain
R ...
, and the churches of Saint-Martin d'
Argentan and Saint-Sauveur in
Dinan
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Geography
Its geographical setting is exceptional. Instead o ...
.
His son and pupil
Gabriel Ruprich-Robert (1859–1953) was also Chief Architect and Inspector General.
References
External links
Union List of Artist Names* ''
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Base AUTORDirectory of 19th-century diocesan architectsLéonore base
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1820 births
1887 deaths
19th-century French architects
French art historians