Pierre Jérôme Honoré Daumet (; 23 October 1826 – 12 December 1911) was a French architect.

Biography

A student at the Beaux-Arts de Paris under Guillaume Abel Blouet, Charles-Félix Saint-Père and

Émile Gilbert Émile-Jacques Gilbert (3 September 1795 – 31 October 1874) was a 19th-century French architect. In 1838 Gilbert was commissioned to reconstruct the hospital for the insane at Charenton along modern more humane lines recommended by Jean-Étien ...

, he won the

Grand Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

for architecture in 1855. Daumet accompanied the Archeologist Léon Heuzey on an expedition to Macedonia in 1861. On his return he married the daughter of the architect Charles Questel. Daumet founded his own atelier which would produce nine further Grand Prix winners, Charles-Louis Girault chief among them, and attracted a number of foreign students such as Charles McKim and

Austin W. Lord Austin Willard Lord FAIA (June 27, 1860 – January 19, 1922) was an Americans, American architect and Painting, painter. He was a Partner (business rank), partner in the Architectural firm, firm of Lord & Hewlett, best known for their wor ...

. In 1908, Daumet won the

Royal Gold Medal The Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture. It is gi ...

of the

Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

. He was a close friend of the sculptor

Henri Chapu Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (; 29 September 1833 – 21 April 1891) was a French sculptor in a modified Neoclassical tradition who was known for his use of allegory in his work. Life and career Born in Le Mée-sur-Seine into modest circumstance ...

. Daumet died on 12 December 1911 at his home in the

6th arrondissement of Paris The 6th arrondissement of Paris (''VIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le sixième''. The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in ...

, and was buried in the 15th division of

Montparnasse Cemetery Montparnasse Cemetery () is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery has over 35,00 ...

Works

* Extension and western front of the Palais de Justice in Paris (1857–1868) with

Joseph-Louis Duc Joseph-Louis Duc (; 25 October 1802 – 22 January 1879) was a French architect. Duc came to prominence early, with his very well received work at the July Column in Paris, and spent much of the rest of his career on a single building complex, ...

* Reconstruction of the

Château de Chantilly The Château de Chantilly () is a historic French château located in the town of Chantilly, Oise, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Paris. The site comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château, built around 1560 for Anne de Montmore ...

(1875–1882) for

Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale Henri Eugène Philippe Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale (16 January 1822 – 7 May 1897) was a leader of the Orleanists, a political faction in 19th-century France associated with constitutional monarchy. He was born in Paris, the fifth son of ...

. * Basilica of Sacré Coeur (1884–1886). Daumet was the first of five successive architects who completed the building after the death of

Paul Abadie Paul Abadie (9 November 1812 – 3 August 1884) was a French architect and building restorer. He is considered a central representative of French historicism. He was the son of architect Paul Abadie Sr. Abadie worked on the restoration of No ...

. He was followed by Charles Laisné in 1886. * Grenoble, Palais de Justice, Palais des Facultés * Restoration of the Villa Tiburtine * Construction of the boarding school of Sion in Tunis * Grandstands of the Chantilly Racecourse (1879) * Restoration of the Roman theatre of Orange * Restoration of

Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a former royal palace in the commune of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the department of Yvelines, about 19 km west of Paris, France. Today, it houses the '' Musée d'Archéologie nationale'' (Nationa ...

* Restoration of the chapel of the

Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daumet, Honore Architects from Paris 1826 births 1911 deaths 19th-century French architects 20th-century French architects Prix de Rome for architecture Recipients of the Royal Gold Medal École des Beaux-Arts alumni Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Members of the French School at Athens