Louis-Daniel Perrier (1818–1903) was a Swiss architect from

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. He was born in

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although he was originally from the towns of Sainte-Croix and

Orges Orges is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Orges is first mentioned in 1260 as ''Orses''. The country estate of Longeville is first mentioned in 1261 as ''Longavilla''. Geography ...

. He studied art in Paris and

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before moving to Neuchâtel in 1848. He was the architect for the government of the Canton of Neuchâtel between 1849 and 1863. In 1864 and until 1867, he was construction director for the city of Neuchâtel. He constructed

Philippe Suchard Philippe Suchard (9 October 1797 – 14 January 1884) was a Swiss chocolatier, industrialist and entrepreneur. He founded Chocolat Suchard in 1826. Early life Suchard was born on 9 October 1797, in Boudry, to Louise Sophie Dubey and Guillaume ...

's house, the church of Les Brenets, the primary school "Le Collège de la Promenade" in Neuchâtel, and restored the castles of

and Cormondrèche among other works. He was married to Cécile Dardel and is the father of the

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Louis Perrier. He was also the great-grandfather of Denise and Raymonde Berthoud.

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Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse (DHS) – LouisPerrierJean Courvoiser – Le Glossaire des patois de la Suisse romande
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LA CHAPELLE DE L'ERMITAGE A NEUCHATEL 1878-1978
p. 18 *Dictionnaire biographique des cent premiers conseillers fédéraux - Urs Altermatt, 1993 (p. 312-315) {{DEFAULTSORT:Perrier, Louis-Daniel Swiss architects People from Neuchâtel 1818 births 1903 deaths