Pierre Joseph Édouard Deperthes (Édouard Deperthes) (31 July 1833–23 July 1898) was a

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architect.

Early life

Deperthes was born in Houdilcourt, a commune in the

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in July 1833. He was the son of two farmers.

Education

Around the time he was 18, Deperthes travelled to

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to study architecture, and excelled under his teacher, known only as Mssr. Brunette, at that time the chief architect in Reims.

Early career

He started his first project in 1855, at the age of 22 - working on the design of Lille Cathedral (french: Notre Dame de la Treille) in Lille. He co-operated with two architects known only by their surnames, Leblan and Reimbeau. He then aided in the reconstruction of Saint-Ambrose church in Paris in the same year.

Death

He died in 1898 of unknown causes, aged 64, in

. He left two sons. He was buried in the

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in Paris on 27 July 1898.

Work

Buildings

* Lille Cathedral (1855–1857) * A parish church in Berne, Switzerland (1857–1864)Andreas Hauser: ''Ferdinand Stadler''. Krauthammer : Zürich 1976 S. 160f * Church of St. Martin in Brest (1869–1873 * A chateau in

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named Chateau d'Eau (1875–1880)

Projects

* Renovation of Saint-Ambrose Church, Paris * Renovation of the Basilica of St. Anne,

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(1865–1876) * Renovation of the Hôtel de Ville, Paris (1873–1886)

Awards

* First prize in architecture competitions in Berne, Vannes, Paris,

, and

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* Second prize in architecture competitions in

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, Tours, Paris, Milan, and

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* Medal awarded in

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, 1865 * Prize at the Exposition Universelle (1867), Paris * Medal awarded at an exposition in Lyon, 1872 * Other medals from

, Paris, Le Havre, Lille, Grenoble,

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, and Amsterdam * He was made a knight of the Legion d'Honneur in the 1870s

References

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