Lepère, Jean-Baptiste |
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BORN 1 Dec 1761, Paris - DIED 16 Jul 1844, Paris GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 04) |
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As one of the members of the Commission des Sciences et des Arts, Jean-Baptiste Lepère was taken to Egypt by Napoleon Bonaparte to investigate if a canal Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea across the Nile Delta would be feasible. In Egypt he created drawings of ancient Egyptian temples. He became a member of the Institut d'Égypte in 1798. During the empire he was the architect of both the Château de Malmaison (1802, with Percier and Fontaine) and the Château de Saint-Cloud. He also raised the Vendôme column at the Place Vendôme (1806-1810). In 1824 he created the first design for the Church of St-Vincent-de-Paul. His daughter married the architect Jacques Hittorff. Related persons • cooperated with Hittorff, Jacques Ignace • is father-in-law/mother-in-law of Hittorff, Jacques Ignace |
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 The grave of Jean-Baptiste Lepère at the Montmartre Cimetière, Paris. Picture by Androom (05 Nov 2017) |
Sources • Jean-Baptiste Lepère - Wikipédia (FR) |
