Adolphe Berty (also known as Boulet; 13 May 1818, Paris – 18 August 1867, Paris) was a
historiographer,
archaeologist
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,
historian of architecture, and
French architect.
Berty was the founder of Parisian
topography
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; he was also responsible for important work on the historiography of Paris. One of his main works is th
''Topographie historique du vieux Paris''ref name="sturgis297">
External links
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INHAwith complete list of publications
* ''Topographie historique du vieux Paris'' at
Gallica and
Internet Archive
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(IA):
** ''Région du Louvre et des Tuileries'', Vol. 1 (1866)
Gallica** ''Région du Louvre et des Tuileries'', Vol. 2 (1868)
GallicaIA (Getty Research Institute)IA (University of Illinois)** ''Région du Louvre et des Tuileries'', Vol. 1, 2nd ed. (1885)
GallicaIA (Getty Research Institute)IA (University of Toronto)** ''Région du Louvre et des Tuileries'', Vol. 2, 2nd ed. (1885)
GallicaIA (University of Toronto)IA (University of Toronto)** ''Région du Bourg Saint-Germain''
ol. 3(1876)
GallicaIA (Getty Research Institute)IA (University of Toronto)** ''Région du Faubourg Saint-Germain''
ol. 4(1882)
GallicaIA (Getty Research Institute)IA (University of Toronto)** ''Région occidentale de l'Université''
ol. 5(1887)
GallicaIA (Getty Research Institute) IA (University of Toronto)** ''Région centrale de l'Université''
ol. 6(1897)
GallicaIA (Getty Research Institute)IA (University of Toronto)* ''Les grands architectes français de la Renaissance'' (1860)
GallicaIA (Harvard University)Topographie historique du vieux Paris, par Adolphe Bertyo
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References
Writers from Paris
1818 births
French historiographers
1867 deaths
French archaeologists
19th-century French historians
19th-century French architects
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