Émile-Jacques Gilbert (3 September 1795 – 31 October 1874) was a 19th-century French architect. In 1838 Gilbert was commissioned to reconstruct the hospital for the insane at Charenton along modern more humane lines recommended by

Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol (3 February 1772 – 12 December 1840) was a French psychiatrist. Early life and education Born and raised in Toulouse, Esquirol completed his education at Montpellier. He came to Paris in 1799 where he worked a ...

; the new structure was completed in 1845. In 1843 Gilbert, as

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, was commissioned to erect the first of the model penitentiaries following designs of

Guillaume-Abel Blouet Guillaume-Abel Blouet (6 October 1795 – 7 May 1853) was a French architect who specialised in prison design. Biography Blouet was born at Passy. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1821 at the École des Beaux-Arts, entitling him to five years ...

, the

Mazas Prison The Mazas Prison (French: ''Prison de Mazas'') was a prison in Paris, France. Designed by architects Émile Gilbert and Jean-François-Joseph Lecointe, it was inaugurated in 1850 and located near the Gare de Lyon, on the Diderot boulevard. The bu ...

, in Paris. In 1858 he was commissioned to build the new Hôtel Dieu opposite Notre Dame on the

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, Paris.Van Zanten, ''eo. loc.''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Emile-Jacques 19th-century French architects 1795 births 1874 deaths Architects from Paris École des Beaux-Arts alumni Academic staff of the École des Beaux-Arts Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Prix de Rome for architecture