Henri Paul Nénot

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Monument to Octave Gréard, by Henri Paul Nénot.
Monument to Octave Gréard, by Henri Paul Nénot.

Henri Paul Nénot (May 27, 1853 - 1934) was a noted French architect.

Nénot was born in Paris. After his initial training in an architectural workshop, he entered the studio of Charles-Auguste Questel at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts while also working for various architects, including Charles Garnier. He was in residence at the Villa Medici 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 Académie des beaux-arts. His last position was Director General for the architecture of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, where he died in an accident.

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  1. ^ Voir Dossier sur la Base Mérimée
  2. ^ Descriptif sur le site Insecula
  3. ^ Jean-Claude Pallas, Histoire et architecture du Palais des Nations (1924-2001), Publications des Nations unies, 2001 [1]

[edit] 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.
  • Structurae entry
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