Lucien Lefort
Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort | |
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| Born | 6 January 1850 Sens, France |
| Died | 8 April 1916 (aged 66) Rouen, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Architect |
Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort (January 6, 1850, in Sens – April 8, 1916, in Rouen, France)[1] was a French architect.[2]
Biography
Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort was born on January 6, 1850, in Sens, Yonne, France, to Louis Lefort, an architect, and Rosalie Lucile Louise Montégu.[3]
In 1873, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. On January 1, 1877, he was appointed assistant architect in the service of Louis Desmarest, the architect of the Seine-Inférieure department. He later became the chief architect of Seine-Inférieure.[4] He was elected a member of the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen in 1884. In 1886, he was one of the founding members of the society of the Amis des monuments rouennais.
He resided in Rouen[5] and was the son-in-law of the architect Juste Lisch.
Honors
- 1885: First class medal at the Salon des Artistes Français
- 1889: Double gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle
- 1889: Knight of the Legion of Honour (decree of 29 October 1889)[6]
References
- ^ "Funeral of Mr. Lucien Lefort". Journal de Rouen : et des départements de la Seine-Inférieure, de l'Eure et du Calvados (103). Rouen: 2. April 12, 1916. eISSN 2505-1911. ISSN 2430-8242. Retrieved September 19, 2024..
- ^ "Le fonds Lucien Lefort sur POP". mediatheque-patrimoine.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Archives départementales de l'Yonne, Act of birth of Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort, Sens civil registry, view 4/207, accessed May 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lucien Lefort (93784) | Musée d'Orsay". www.musee-orsay.fr. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Marriage Promises". Journal de Rouen : et des départements de la Seine-Inférieure et de l'Eure (74). Rouen: 2. March 14, 1880. eISSN 2505-1911. ISSN 2430-8242. Retrieved September 19, 2024..
- ^ "Notice no. LH/1552/16". Base Léonore (in French)..