Édouard-Jules Corroyer (14 September 1835,

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– 30 January 1904,

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) was a French architect and restorer.

Biography

He came from a family that was involved in the building trades. His father was a carpenter, and his grandfather was a

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. After completing his secondary education, he became a student of the architect

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. In the 1860s, he designed the City Hall in

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, a church in Vougy, and the in

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. Later, he developed an interest in

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, and was an active participant in the restoration of

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. In 1871, he was attached to the Commission of Historical Monuments. Three years later, after a preliminary study, he was engaged to do restorative work at

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, with as his assistant, and published several studies. While working there he brought his maid, Anne Boutiaut Poulard, who later opened a restaurant and created the famous " Omelette de la mère Poulard". From 1878 to 1882, he was also involved in supervising construction at the headquarters of the Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris; work which earned him the title of Knight in the

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.Documentation
@ the

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He obtained the post of Inspector General of Diocesan Buildings in 1885. During these years, he was also an architecture critic for the ''

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''. In 1886, following the departure of

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, he was a competitor for completing construction of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica, but was not chosen. Two years later, he was removed from the project at Mont-Saint-Michel, and replaced by Victor Petitgrand (1842–1898). Over the next three years, he published his works, ''L'Architecture Romane'' and ''L'Architecture Gothique''. Corroyer 1873 Mont St-Michel

His last major projects involved two funerary monuments, including the , in

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. He also proposed a project for the in

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. In 1896, he was elected a member of the

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, taking Seat #10 in the "Unattached" section.

References

External links

* Jean-Michel Leniaud (Ed.), Biography of Corroyer, from the ''Répertoire des architectes diocésains du XIXe siècle'',
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by Marie Gloc @ the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art
Career summary
@ La compagnie des Architectes en Chef des Monuments Historiques {{DEFAULTSORT:Corroyer, Edouard 1835 births 1904 deaths French architects French architectural historians Recipients of the Legion of Honour Members of the Académie des beaux-arts People from Amiens

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