François Derand (born between 1588 and 1591,

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; died 29 October 1644,

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) was a French Jesuit architect.

Life

After studying for the noviciate in

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, then at the Jesuit college in

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(where he taught maths for two years), he was ordained a priest in 1621 and entered the

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. Initially he lived in Rouen then

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, where he was consulted on the work to rebuild the Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans. In 1629, he moved to complete the

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, begun by

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. He also took part in several other works - the altarpiece of Laval and the high altar of the Jesuit church at La Flèche. In 1643 he published 'L’architecture des voûtes', a treatise on

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that is considered his masterwork. He was summoned to Agde the same year and died there in 1644. He was buried in the Jesuit college at

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.Pérouse de Montclos 2009.

Notes

Sources

* Babelon, Jean-Pierre (1996)
"Derand, Père François"
vol. 8, p. 775, in ''

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'', 34 volumes, edited by Jane Turner. New York: Grove. . * Pérouse de Montclos, Jean-Marie (2009)
Biography of François Derand on Architectura
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