Lucien Hesse (10 April 1866 – November 1929) was a French architect. He designed synagogues and private residences, some of which are listed as official historical monuments by the

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Early life

Lucien Hesse was born on 10 April 1866 in Paris.

Career

Hesse designed several synagogues, including the one in

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in 1902–1903, and the one in

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in 1930. He also designed a Jewish school in Paris, the École Lucien-de-Hirsch. He designed the chapel of the Roussel family in the Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery in 1902. D6098 capmartin torrentina

Hesse designed the

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for

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in 1904. He designed the

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at 10 bis Avenue Élysée-Reclus in Paris for

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. He also designed the third (and current)

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for Baron

Henri de Rothschild Henri James Nathaniel Charles, Baron de Rothschild (26 July 1872 – 12 October 1947) was a French playwright who wrote under the pen names André Pascal, Charles des Fontaines, and P.-L. Naveau. He was also qualified as a physician (although he ...

in 1914–1924; it is now the headquarters of the

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(OECD). Hesse became a knight of the

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in 1920.

Death and legacy

Hesse died in November 1929. Some of his buildings are now listed as official historical monuments by the

References

1866 births 1929 deaths Architects from Paris 19th-century French architects 20th-century French architects Knights of the Legion of Honour Burials at Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery {{France-architect-stub