Henri Paul Nénot (27 May 1853 – 1934) was a noted

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Biography

Nénot was born in

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. After his initial training in an architectural workshop, he entered the studio of

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at the

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while also working for various architects, including Charles Garnier. He was in residence at the

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1878–1881. In 1882 Nénot began his career, during which he was appointed architect of the Sorbonne, which remains his great work, as well as designing other university buildings in Paris and a number of private residential and commercial buildings. In 1895 he was elected department chair for architecture in the

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. His last position was Director General for the architecture of the

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, where he died in an accident.

Principal works

* 1875: école normale d'

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, with sculptor

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* 1882–1901: new Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement * 1887: tomb of Mlle Labiche in the cemetery of

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* 1888: building for M. Quettier at

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* 1891: building for MM. Labiche and Gréard, rue Guynemer,

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* 1893: house for M. Richardot at

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* 1896: monument to commandant Rolland at Bourget * 1900: monument to

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, avenue Rey in

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(

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) * 1900: hôtel Blumenthal-Montmorency, 34

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* 1905: headquarters of the

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, 4 rue de la banque, 2nd arrondissement * 1907: hôtel Meurice, 238

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, 1st arrondissement * 1909: monument to

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sq. Paul-Painlevé, 5th arrondissement with sculptor

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* 1910–1926: Institut de chimie, now

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, 5th arrondissement * 1911:

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, 195, rue Saint-Jacques, 5th arrondissement * 1911-1913: Headquarters of the

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at 1, rue d'Astorg in Paris * 1914–1926: Institut de géographie, 5th arrondissement * 1921: building for Dreyfus, 410 Av. Alem,

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* 1922–1928: Place Carnegie de Fargniers, now commune de

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) with

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cemetery ( Var) * 1930: Le Paladium bd du Tsarévitch at

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with

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Notes

References

* A. Louvet, "Paul-Henri Nénot (1853–1934)", ''L'Architecture'', 1935, n° 7, pp. 241–244. * Jean Favier, "Le Palais de la Société des nations à Genève", ''La Construction moderne'', n°2, 10 oct. 1937, pp. 26–36. * Jean Favier, "La rétrospective Paul-Henri Nénot (1853–1934)", ''La Construction moderne'', n°32, 17 juil. 1938, pp. 527–531.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nenot, Henri Paul 1853 births 1934 deaths Architects from Paris 19th-century French architects 20th-century French architects École des Beaux-Arts alumni Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Recipients of the Royal Gold Medal Prix de Rome for architecture