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Édouard André (other)
Édouard André may refer to: *Édouard André (1840–1911), French horticulturalist *Édouard André (consul), (fl.1898) Belgian consul during the Battle of Manila *Édouard André (art collector) (1833–1894), husband of Nélie Jacquemart-André {{hndis, Andre, Edouard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard André
Édouard François André (17 July 1840 – 25 October 1911) was a French horticulturalist, landscape designer, as well as a leading landscape architect of the late 19th century, famous for designing city parks and public spaces in Lithuania, Monte Carlo and Montevideo. Biography Born into a family of nurserymen in Bourges, Cher, Édouard André assisted Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps in 1860, at the age of twenty, and participated in the redesign of the city of Paris in cooperation with Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand and Georges-Eugène Haussmann. Eventually he was appointed Head Gardener (''Jardinier Principal'') of Paris. During eight years of public service he designed and planted many public spaces, including the Parc des Buttes Chaumont and Tuileries Gardens. His international career was launched in 1866, when he won the competition to design Sefton Park in Liverpool. During his life André designed around a hundred public and private landscape parks, mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard André (consul)
Édouard C. André was a Belgian consul to Manila in 1898. His services were sought by the American admiral George Dewey in order to assist in Spain's surrender of Manila after the mock Battle of Manila Bay The Battle of Manila Bay ( fil, Labanan sa Look ng Maynila; es, Batalla de BahÃa de Manila), also known as the Battle of Cavite, took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish–American War. The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodo .... André took this role after the sickness and death of British consul Edward Henry Rawson-Walker, and acted as intermediary with the Spanish governor FermÃn Jáudenes.Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War - Page 175 Donald H. Dyal, Brian B. Carpenter, Mark A. Thomas - 1996 "After Rawson-Walker's sickness and death, Belgian consul Edouard André carried on the diplomatic exchanges between Dewey, General Wesley Merritt,* and Jaudenes. Through these diplomatic exchanges, early in August Jaudenes began to ..." Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |