Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert (21 October 1845 - 12 February 1906) was a French architect.

Life

Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert was born on 21 October 1845 in

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, son of a merchant of that town. He was admitted to the

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in 1863, and studied in the studios of Hippolyte Lebas and Léon Ginain. Entering twice for the

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, he won the Grand Prize for Architecture in 1869 for a project called "Palace of the French embassy in the capital of a powerful state". He stayed in the Villa Medici between 1870 and 1873. Returning to France, he was active in his department of origin, but also in Paris. Dutert was chosen as architect for the '' Palais des Machines'' at the

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, and was fully responsible for its architectural design. He was assisted in the work by the architects Blavette, Deglane and

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. The great hall was long and wide, covering . It rose to in height. The engineer

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was responsible for the technical design of the huge steel structure, including calculations to ensure the structural integrity of the immense arches. Talking of the ''Palais des Machines'', Hénard said it successfully combined aesthetic appearance with engineering function. The two goals were complementary. Dutert also contributed to the

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. He died at his home at 41 Avenue Kléber in the

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on 12 February 1906.

Awards

*Grand

(1869) *1st class Medal at the

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of 1875 *1st class medal at the

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*Officer of the

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in 1889 In 1891, Édouard Sain and Jean-Joseph Weerts painted his portrait in oil on canvas. That same year, Édouard Houssin made a bust that is held in the musée de la Chartreuse de Douai.

Major works

*1882 Monument of Mariette Bey at

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(Pas-de-Calais) *1884-1887: Annex to the Gatien hospital of Clocheville, now the administrative establishment of the Directorate of Health and Social Action in Boulogne-sur-Mer *1889 Galerie des machines at the Paris Exposition of 1889 in collaboration with the engineer

*1889: National School of Arts and textile industries in

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(Nord department) *1893 Commemorative monument Wattignies-la-Victoire in Maubeuge (Nord department) *1893-1896: General Hospital of Saint-Louis, Boulogne-sur-Mer, in collaboration with the town architect Pichon (destroyed in 1988) *1892-1898: Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy of the National Museum of Natural History in the

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, built on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1900

References

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External links

The Palais des Machines of 1889. Historical - structural reflections
Paper written by Javier Estévez Cimadevila & Isaac López César about the structure of The Galerie des Machines {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutert, Ferdinand 1845 births 1906 deaths 19th-century French architects Officers of the Legion of Honour